Residents of Adigrat tell the BBC they have seen truck loads of soldiers from Eritrea moving south.
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Civilians try to flee as men and boys rounded up on streets by new alliance as Ethiopia conflict erupts again ...
The conflict is raising fears of a regional war in the Horn of Africa, drawing in foreign powers including Eritrea, Egypt the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Addis Ababa accuses Egypt, Eritrea and Sudan of backing armed groups.
Analysts warn unrest is likely to spill into neighbouring states and could further destabilise war-torn Sudan.
The diplomatic fallout comes as Ethiopian forces battle rebel fighters across northern region.
Eritrea has severed diplomatic ties with Ethiopia after Addis Ababa closed its embassy in Asmara ...
Ethiopia says it will shut its embassy in Asmara, declares 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata.
The head of Ethiopia's army suggested that neighboring Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt were supporting rebel troops who have captured several strategic towns in renewed fighting in the north, drawing denials as the threat of a widening regional conflict ...
Army chief accuses Eritrea of funding and supporting armed groups to weaken Ethiopia.