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Ethiopian government forces and their militia allies entered Adigrat, near the border \u200bwith Horn of Africa neighbour Eritrea, this Saturday, three residents said, days after Eritrean troops were pushed back from \u200cthe strategic city.<\/div>\n
The incursion by Eritrean troops, which Eritrea has denied and Reuters<\/i> could not independently verify, has raised fears of a return to all-out war along Ethiopia’s northern border where the two nations have clashed before.<\/div>\n
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Conflicts elsewhere in the region and tensions across the Red Sea have further \u200braised the stakes.<\/div>\n
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Three Adigrat residents told Reuters<\/i> they had seen the Ethiopian army and an allied militia in the \u200bcity on Saturday morning, with one of the residents saying they saw soldiers on patrol along \u2060with military vehicles.<\/div>\n
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Reuters<\/i> could not confirm whether the army was in control of Adigrat, which is located 30 km (19 miles) from \u200bthe border with Eritrea. Ethiopia’s military did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and city officials were not reachable \u200bon Saturday.<\/div>\n
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Ethiopia said in a letter to members of the United States (US) Security Council this week that Eritrean troops had advanced up to 60 km (37 miles) inside Tigray in recent days, warning that the presence of foreign forces left it with no option but to defend itself.<\/div>\n
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Eritrea has said reports of an \u200bEritrean incursion are false and part of an Ethiopian plan to justify a war of aggression.<\/div>\n
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Explosions were reported near Adigrat on \u200bWednesday and Thursday as the US-based conflict monitor Armed Conflict Location & Event Data said Ethiopia used drone strikes against Eritrean forces, who then withdrew from positions near the \u200ccity.<\/div>\n
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The explosions \u2060continued on Friday, according to an Adigrat resident, who told Reuters<\/i> they had heard repeated explosions overnight and into the morning several kilometres outside town.<\/div>\n
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed\u2019s Spokesperson and Eritrea’s Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/div>\n
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