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Ethiopia says forced into 'aimless war' as bombings alleged

by Elias MeseretCara Anna
| November 5, 2020 10:09 AM

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s army said Thursday the country has been forced into an “unexpected and aimless war” with its well-armed Tigray region, while Tigray asserted that fighter jets had bombed areas around its capital — a marked escalation with little sign of the two sides willing to talk to calm the crisis.

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