Civilians suffer as Ethiopia war rages on while Tigray digs in

Ethiopia refugees.

Ethiopians, who fled ongoing fighting, seen at a refugee camp in Kassala state, Sudan, on November 12, 2020. PHOTO | AFP

Senior UN officials warned late Friday of civilian casualties as the battles between the Ethiopian National Defence Forces and the special forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Movement entered their second week.

About 20,000 Ethiopians have fled into neighbouring Sudan following the outbreak of fighting with growing fears that the conflict, which began as an internal political dispute, could snowball into a regional security and humanitarian crisis.