What Happened In October?  Federal and allied forces made significant battlefield gains in Tigray, intensifying the violence and raising the risk of atrocities against civilians. Warring parties met in South Africa for talks. Meanwhile, violence remained rampant in Oromia.

Why Does It Matter?  With fighting continuing and thousands of civilians caught in the crossfi re, pressure grew for an immediate cessation of hostilities. Absent such progress, Crisis Group warned of the danger of atrocities against civilians by federal and Eritrean troops in coming weeks.

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