Ethiopia.. Battles continue between the army and the Tigray Front, and Washington is sending its envoy to encourage peace

Military confrontations continue in Ethiopia between the armed forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Front and the army on the border between the regions of Tigray and Amhara in the north of the country, after the government announced the cancellation of the ceasefire, while the US special envoy for the Horn of Africa arrived in Addis Ababa to encourage peace.

The Federal Army denied the control of the Tigray Front over more areas in the Amhara region, pointing out that its forces inflicted heavy losses on the front and regained several areas, including Lafto, Quba and Morsi.

This coincides with the continued arrival of the displaced to the city of Disi, the second largest city in the Amhara region.

On the political level, the US State Department announced that the US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, will travel - on Sunday - to Ethiopia on a visit aimed at discussing ways to encourage peace and support stability in the Horn of Africa.

The battles began last November after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent the federal army to Tigray to overthrow the Tigray People's Liberation Front;

It is the ruling party in the region, which dominated the national political arena for three decades before Abiy came to power in 2018.

After Abi Ahmed declared victory - at the end of November after taking control of the regional capital, Mekele - the war took a sudden turn last June when forces loyal to the Tigray Mekele Front retook and the bulk of the Ethiopian forces withdrew from it.

After Abi Ahmed announced a unilateral ceasefire, which was officially justified by humanitarian considerations, and the withdrawal of Ethiopian soldiers, the front continued its offensive eastward towards Afar and south towards Amhara.

And last week, the front took control of the city of Lalibela, an area in Amhara that includes churches classified as World Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

And last Tuesday, the Ethiopian government announced the abolition of the ceasefire and the confrontation of the Tigray Front, reiterating its description of Al-Jabbah as a "terrorist organization", and stressing that the military operations in the Tigray region will prioritize the safety and security of its residents.