Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Four aid workers killed

2020-12-11 21:36:26

Four aid workers were killed last month during fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, aid agencies say. The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) reported the deaths of three security guards, while the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said one of its staff members had been killed. Government forces have been battling the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in the region since 4 November. The government says it is in control of Tigray and the conflict is over. But TPLF leaders say they are still fighting on various fronts. Meanwhile, the United States has accused Eritrean forces of entering Tigray, something both Ethiopia and Eritrea deny. Hundreds, even thousands, of people are thought to have been killed in the conflict, while about 50,000 have fled to neighbouring Sudan.