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title: "Are Ethiopia and Eritrea About To Go To War?"
description: "Ethiopian forces have crushed the TPLF in weeks and pushed toward the Eritrean border, where Asmara has sent thousands of troops. Both sides are massing for a fight neither can afford to lose."
url: https://fronts.co/videos/are-ethiopia-and-eritrea-about-to-go-to-war.md
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datePublished: 2026-10-18T10:58:45.000Z
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  - name: Simon Whistler
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Ethiopian forces have crushed the TPLF in weeks and pushed toward the Eritrean border, where Asmara has sent thousands of troops. Both sides are massing for a fight neither can afford to lose.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/are-ethiopia-and-eritrea-about-to-go-to-war/.
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