Ethiopia marks one year of brutal civil war in Tigray region

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In tonight's edition: It has been a year since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed triggered a civil war by sending in troops to the northern region of Tigray after local TPLF forces seized military bases there. The country is still mired in conflict. Thousands of people have been killed, two million forced from their homes, around 400,000 face famine and both sides are accused of atrocities. One year on, calls for a ceasefire are growing amid deepening conflict.