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In Ethiopia, the war in Tigray has now been ongoing for eleven days. The toll of the fighting remains very difficult to estimate due to the cutoff of all telecommunications in the province. The government has retaken a small part of the western province but fighting continues.

With our correspondent in Addis Ababa, Noé Hochet-Bodin
The international community fears atrocities in Tigray. The UN speaks of a very high risk of war crimes... Since Saturday, November 14 morning, the conflict appears to have spread outside of Tigray, specifically to the neighboring province of Amhara where two cities were attacked by rocket fire.
Explosions were heard in Gondar and Baher Dar, two cities in Amhara province located respectively 100 and 220 kilometers south of the front line.
In both cases, it was the airports that were targeted, according to the government, which specifies that rockets were fired by the Tigrayan army.
The attack was indeed claimed by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) later that day. The latest toll reports at least 2 dead and 15 wounded. Tigrayan leader Debretsion Gebremichael assures that any airport used to attack Tigray will be a potential target.
Indeed, since the start of fighting, the airports in the two cities have been important logistical points for the government. Military air force planes and helicopters are present there.
A source in Baher Dar also reports gunfire in the middle of the night around the city's military camp. The TPLF announced that there will be further reprisals and additional missile strikes.
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