Hundreds flee Ethiopia's Tigray into Sudan after border fighting

Hundreds of Ethiopians from Tigray crossed into Sudan over the past two days, fleeing fighting near the border.

Clashes involving heavy artillery and drones between the Ethiopian army and Tigray rebels occurred in Shererina, western Tigray, on Saturday.

A Sudanese security source said arrivals included wounded fighters, who received first aid at a border health center before being transferred to al-Hashaba.

The TPLF accused Ethiopia's federal government of launching a "large-scale infantry offensive," but the claim was not independently verified.

Fighting has been taking place in the contested western Tigray area, which is controlled by nationalists from the Amhara region.