Ethiopia's Tigray forces seek new military alliance

FILE PHOTO: A tank damaged during the fighting between Ethiopia's National Defense Force (ENDF) and Tigray Special Forces stands on the outskirts of Humera town in Ethiopia July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Forces from Ethiopia's rebellious Tigray region said on Wednesday they were in talks to forge a military alliance with insurgents from Ethiopia's most populous region, Oromiya, heaping pressure on the central government in Addis Ababa.

The move could signal an escalation in the country's nine-month-old war and comes a day after the government urged citizens to join the fight against resurgent Tigrayan forces.