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Impact of Ethiopia's Tigray Conflict Felt in Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia

Mohammed Yusuf

   NAIROBI - The conflict in Ethiopia's rebellious Tigray region is less
   than two weeks old but is already having a growing regional impact,
   with effects felt in Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia.

   Ethiopian government forces have captured the town of Alamata, 120
   kilometers from the Tigray region's capital Mekelle, after nearly two
   weeks of fighting.

   Mustafa Ali is a Horn of Africa security expert. Despite the capture of
   Alamata, he says the federal government is facing a long conflict.

   "This tells you that Ethiopia is advancing and it's going to capture
   more ground, but here is the challenge," said Ali. "This war might turn
   to, become a major blown-out guerilla fighting that will be very hard
   for the Ethiopians to dislodge the TPLF."

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