Ethiopian authorities accuse outside forces of backing armed groups fighting government troops in the country’s north. The video report says heavy clashes between government forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have been reported since last week.
Reports of continued fighting have raised fears that the clashes could widen into a broader regional conflict. The supplied text does not identify the outside forces or the armed groups allegedly receiving support, and gives no details on the scale of the fighting.
The allegation of outside backing is attributed to Ethiopian authorities; the material does not say that it has been independently confirmed. France 24 presents the video report with correspondent Delano D’Souza. The original video is preserved and no transcript has been invented.