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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, stressing the importance of respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity. The US also warned against cross-border incursions."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The call comes as Ethiopian federal forces and their allies are reportedly closing in on a town near the Eritrean border. Thousands of Eritrean soldiers were deployed last week to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) resumed fighting against Ethiopian federal forces last month."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the timing of troop deployment"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Arab News and Punch Newspapers state that thousands of Eritrean soldiers were deployed last week to Tigray. 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