The United States expressed concern that Ethiopia’s Tigray war might be resumed if the federal government and TPLF fail to resolve issues in compliance with the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement that ended the two-year long war that took many lives.

The Annual Threat Assessment issued on March 11 by the U.S. Intelligence Community indicated that the two-year long war that had been held in Ethiopia between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) that was concluded in November 2022 following the Pretoria peace agreement might be resumed if the unresolved local territorial issues remain unsolved as per the agreement.

“While the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in November 2022 between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigrayans ended a two-year war, unresolved territorial issues could lead to a resumption of conflict,” the report said.

It noted that internal conflicts are escalating in Ethiopia heightening the tension that aggravates atrocity on civilians.

Ethiopia is undergoing multiple, simultaneous internal conflicts, heightening inter-ethnic tension and the risk of atrocities against civilians, according to the report.

It also indicated that a new conflict emerged in the Amhara Regional State in April 2023, when the Ethiopian Government clashed with Amhara militia and fighting persisted throughout the year.