Thousands fleeing Ethiopia fighting enter Sudan: government
A picture taken through a car window shows Ethiopian Amhara militia fighters, that combat alongside federal and regional forces against northern region of Tigray, as they mobilise towards Tigray, in the Northwest of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on November 09, 2020.
Among those streaming across the border were several Ethiopian soldiers, said Alsir Khaled, head of Sudan's refugee agency in the eastern border town of Kassala.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops and air force jets into Tigray last week in a campaign against the regional ruling government.
Khartoum,
Thousands of Ethiopians fleeing conflict in the northern Tigray region have crossed west into neighbouring Sudan, a government official said Tuesday.