December 22, 20219:49 AM EST
By Jonathan Spicer and Giulia Paravicini, Orhan Coskun
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Ethiopians who fled the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, gather in Hamdayet village near the Sudan-Ethiopia border, eastern Kassala state, Sudan November 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah
- Summary
- Signs that Ethiopia govt using drones against rebels
- Washington has ‘profound humanitarian concerns’ -official
- Ankara says it’s urging negotiations in Ethiopia
- U.S. has clamped down on defence exports to Ethiopia
- U.S. sanctions on Turkey over sales a distant possibility
ISTANBUL/ADDIS ABABA, Dec 22 (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have taken issue with Turkey over its sales of armed drones to Ethiopia, where two sources familiar with the matter said there was mounting evidence the government had used the weapons against rebel fighters.
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RegisterAdditional reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay in Ankara, Stephen Grey in Gashena, Ethiopia, Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis in Washington, and Katharine Houreld in Nairobi; Editing by John Stonestreet
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