Ethiopian Airlines cancelled flights to Tigray on Thursday and residents of the northern region rushed to try to withdraw cash from banks after clashes between regional and national forces raised fears of renewed conflict.
Ethiopias national army fought fighters from the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front for two years until late 2022, in a conflict that researchers say killed hundreds of thousands through direct violence, the collapse of healthcare and famine.
Clashes broke out in disputed western Tigray earlier this week, according to diplomatic and government sources.
