15. August 2021

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Tigrayan forces on parade in an undated photo. Photo credit: Facebook – Tigray People's Liberation Front/TPLF

Editor’s Note: The bitter war between Tigrayan forces and the Ethiopian government has claimed thousands of lives. In late June, a ray of hope appeared when the Ethiopian government declared a cease-fire, but this quickly vanished as the violence continued. Hilary Matfess of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver examines the latest fighting and assesses why there is little hope the fighting will end soon.

Daniel Byman

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On June 28, the Ethiopian government declared a unilateral cease-fire in the war in Tigray. There was optimism that the cease–fire would help draw down the conflict, which erupted in November 2020.

The fighting followed a dispute over the constitution

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