Ethiopia’s pro-government forces claim capture of key town
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Days after opposition forces in Ethiopia launched an offensive against central powers in Addis Ababa, pro-government forces have turned the tables — claiming to have captured a strategic town in the northern Tigray region. Alamata, located 120km south of the regional capital Mekelle, is an important supply hub near Tigray's southern border with the neighbouring Amhara region. A four-year peace deal which ended a deadly civil war is now in tatters, as fears grow the violence could ignite a broader war in the Horn of Africa — already gripped by conflicts in Sudan and the Red Sea. SBS News is Australia's trusted news source for the latest news from Australia and across the world. Subscribe to the SBS News YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SBSNews Follow SBS News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbsnews_au Follow SBS News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sbsnews_au Follow SBS News on X: https://www.twitter.com/SBSNews Follow SBS News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.
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