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Ethiopia‑Tigray border clashes

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On 1 August 2026 intense fighting erupted near Sheraro (also reported as Shererina) in western Tigray, marking the most serious breach of the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement. Ethiopian federal forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front exchanged artillery and drone fire, each accusing the other of initiating the assault. The combat forced hundreds of civilians to cross into Sudan, and wounded fighters were taken to the border town of al‑Hashaba, about 15 km inside Sudan. The area already hosts thousands displaced by the 2020‑2022 Tigray war, which the African Union estimates claimed roughly 600,000 lives. On 2 August 2026 projectiles from the renewed clashes struck Ethiopian refugee camps in Sudan’s Al‑Qadarif state, including Tanidba and Um Rakuba, causing deaths and injuries among the roughly 63,000 refugees hosted there. Sudan’s refugee department warned that continued military activity could trigger a larger influx of displaced persons and heighten security and humanitarian risks. The Sudanese security council, chaired by Abdel Fattah al‑Burhan, met to review the broader security situation. On 3 August 2026 heavy fighting broke out again in western Tigray as the federal army advanced from the Shererina area toward the Sudanese border. The TPLF described the operation as a large‑scale infantry offensive supported by drones and artillery. The renewed clashes forced additional hundreds artillery, while Ethiopian minister Abraham Belay said federal forces opened the assault at dawn from the Sudan border and blamed the TPLF, urging dialogue. Hundreds of Tigrayan civilians and wounded fighters to flee fled into Sudan, Sudanese refugee camps, prompting UNHCR warnings of escalating humanitarian needs. Explosions were reported in refugee camps on the Sudan side, though casualty numbers remain unclear. Both parties continue to blame each other for violating the peace deal needs and for the involvement of regional militias, raising concerns that the fragile cease‑fire could collapse into a possible wider civil war. destabilisation of the Horn of Africa. Casualty figures remain unclear.

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  1. 2026-08-03 22:14 UTC Ethiopia‑Tigray border clashes
  2. 2026-08-03 19:16 UTC Ethiopia‑Tigray border clashes
  3. 2026-08-03 09:22 UTC Ethiopia‑Tigray border clashes
  4. 2026-08-02 20:56 UTC Ethiopia‑Tigray border clashes

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