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Rockets fired as Ethiopia, Sudan border clash escalates

Tigray conflict

Youngsters walk next to an abandoned tank belonging to Tigrayan forces in Mehoni, Ethiopia on December 11, 2020. The Sudanese military has accused Ethiopian forces of threatening its soldiers and civilians.

Photo credit: Eduardo Soteras | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Ethiopia denied that it launched an attack on the border, it blamed the dispute on rebels from the Tigray region

The Sudanese military has again accused Ethiopian forces of threatening its soldiers and civilians near a tense disputed border section as a decades-long tiff between them threatens to escalate.

Sudanese army officials said they responded by firing rockets into Ethiopian territory in the early hours of Tuesday.