Tiny ethnic group fears extinction as Tigray war enters 6th

Tiny ethnic group fears extinction as Tigray war enters 6th month
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© An estimated 35,000 Irob people live in semi-arid mountainous areas in Tigray state's northeastern c...
An estimated 35,000 Irob people live in semi-arid mountainous areas in Tigray state's northeastern corner at the Ethiopia-Eritrea border [File: AFP]
Teklay Hailay* has been so worried since November 4 that he has had trouble sleeping. That is when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared in a televised speech the start of military operations in Ethiopia’s Tigray state in response to what he described as “traitorous” attacks on military camps.
The offensive came on the heels of steadily growing tensions between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which used to rule the northern region of some six million people.

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