Ethiopian government forces capture strategic town of Alamata in Tigray region

In Ethiopia, pro-government forces captured the strategic town of Alamata in the Tigray region on Monday, according to a pro-government militia and diplomatic sources. This comes after the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) launched an offensive last week, advancing into the Afar region and threatening the main trade corridor to Djibouti. The renewed fighting has shattered a 2022 peace deal and raised fears of a return to the devastating 2020-2022 civil war. The Ethiopian military has accused neighboring countries of supporting the rebels, but those countries deny the claims.