International calls for an immediate ceasefire and peace talks in Ethiopia are growing louder as the conflict escalates. The UN wants a resumption of humanitarian aid in the face of the "staggering" level of need.
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Ali s son was one of three young Somali men whose families told Reuters they had been recruited by Somalia s federal government for jobs in Qatar, only to surface in Eritrea, where they were sent to serve in a military force against their will. Two other families said their sons had simply disappeared.
All sides fighting in the war in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray committed violations that may amount to war crimes, according to a joint investigation by the United Nations and Ethiopia published on Wednesday.
The report accuses all sides of torturing and killing civilians, carrying out gang-rapes and making arrests on the basis of ethnicity.
It was released the day after Ethiopia declared a state of emergency. Tigrayan forces said on Monday they might march on the capital to topple Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government.