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WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The United States believes reports of Eritrean military involvement in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are “credible,” a State Department spokesman told Reuters on Thursday, despite denials from both nations. .
“We are aware of credible reports of Eritrea’s military involvement in Tigray and we see this as a serious development. We urge these troops to withdraw immediately,” the spokesman said.
Reuters was the first to report on Tuesday a US assessment that Eritrean soldiers have crossed into Ethiopian territory, effectively helping the government of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed fight a rebel force from the north.
(Information from Phil Stewart; additional information from David Lewis; edited by Richard Pullin)
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