Sporadic fighting displacing people in Ethiopia's Tigray
Even four months after the cessation of military operations, Ethiopia's northern Tigray region bears telltale signs of war, with military vehicles zooming past, endless checking on the roads, and displaced people still pouring in to take shelter in Mekele, the regional capital. Bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Ethiopia's Amhara province to the south, and the Afar region to the southeast, the semi-arid Tigray region on the edge of the northern portion of Jurassic limestone plateau is still witnessing sporadic fighting. With commandoes and military personnel guarding every corner of the city, checking vehicles and people, fighting looks far from over. There is continuous arrival of displaced people to Mekele, due to tensions in the interior regions between Amhara and Tigray ethnic groups.