A U.S. government source confirmed Washington’s growing consensus, which has not previously been reported but matches accounts by some residents, refugees and TPLF leaders

Has Eritrea entered the Ethiopian war?

More than 45,000 refugees have crossed into neighbouring Sudan, while many more have been displaced within Tigray

An act of kindness: Kanoush devotes his free time helping other Ethiopian refugees

Ethiopia claimed victory in its conflict with the restive region of Tigray on Sunday

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed claims victory in Tigray conflict

Sudan has already said it would shelter thousands of Ethiopians fleeing the conflict at the Um Raquba camp, which in the 1980s hosted thousands of Ethiopian fleeing famine.

Many refugees have fled to Sudan as conflict rages on in Ethiopia

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which is refusing to surrender its rule of the northern region, said its forces were digging trenches and standing firm.

Ethiopia military: We will use tanks, artillery to capture Mekelle

Ethiopia said its troops were marching on the capital of the Tigray region on Tuesday after a deadline for rebel forces to surrender passed in a two-week conflict shaking the Horn of Africa and alarming the world.

Ethiopia says its troops marching on Tigrayan capital Mekele