### [2026-08-2](/feed/2026/08/2/index.md)

##### Ethiopian civil conflict
# New clashes are reported across the Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia between the Ethiopian federal army and Tigray People's Liberation Front, four years after the previous war in the region ended, prompting hundreds to flee to war-torn Sudan amidst fears of a new civil war. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/8/3/tigray-refugees-flee-into-sudan-after-deadly-violence-on-ethiopia-border)
2. [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrv6r3xgyeo)

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