{"id":381903,"date":"2026-09-24T22:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-ethiopias-new-rebel-alliance-could-transform-the-tigray-conflict-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T22:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:00:52","slug":"why-ethiopias-new-rebel-alliance-could-transform-the-tigray-conflict-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-ethiopias-new-rebel-alliance-could-transform-the-tigray-conflict-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Ethiopia\u2019s new rebel alliance could transform the Tigray conflict | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zLd_8YFsO8U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Ethiopia\u2019s new rebel alliance could transform the Tigray conflict | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zLd_8YFsO8U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The battle lines in Ethiopia have dramatically changed. Armed groups that were once on opposing sides have joined a new alliance as fighting between Tigrayan forces and the federal government intensifies.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed clashes come nearly four years after the Pretoria peace agreement ended the devastating Tigray war. Now the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF) and six other opposition groups have formed an alliance opposed to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<p>So what has brought former enemies together? Why has fighting erupted again? What role could neighboring Eritrea play, and could the conflict spread across the wider Horn of Africa?<\/p>\n<p>DW speaks to Martin Plaut, journalist and Senior Research Fellow at King\u2019s College London\u2019s Department of War Studies and author of \u201cUnderstanding Ethiopia\u2019s Tigray War.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Fighting erupts in Ethiopia four years after peace deal<br \/>\n00:52 Interview Martin Plaut<br \/>\n01:15 Why the situation could become \u201ccatastrophic\u201d<br \/>\n01:50 Tigray \u201crebels\u201d form new alliance with armed groups<br \/>\n02:18 Looking back at the original Tigray war: 600, 000 people died; lots of atrocities were committed against women<br \/>\n02:50 The Eritreans have changed sides: they\u2019re now supporting the Tigrayans<br \/>\n03:26 Dispute over two ports between Ethiopia and Eritrea<br \/>\n05:09 Eritrea&#8217;s and other actors\u2019 stake in the conflict<br \/>\n06:32 Wider impact of a possible Red Sea blockade<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #dwcurrentaffairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The battle lines in Ethiopia have dramatically changed. Armed groups that were once on opposing sides have joined a new alliance as fighting between Tigrayan forces and the federal government intensifies. The renewed clashes come nearly four years after the Pretoria peace agreement ended the devastating Tigray war. 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