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Ethiopia Near Civil War as PM Sends Army Into Defiant Region

Associated Press

   ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - Ethiopia approached civil war Wednesday as its
   Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister ordered the military to
   confront the country's well-armed Tigray regional government, accusing
   it of a deadly attack on a military base and declaring "the last red
   line has been crossed" after months of alleged provocations.

   Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's move against the Tigray People's Liberation
   Front, in one of Africa's most populous and powerful countries, sent a
   shock wave through the long-turbulent Horn of Africa. Ethiopia's
   neighbors include Somalia and Sudan, and the prospect of spreading
   instability sent a chill down observers' spines.

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