Tigray says Ethiopia has launched major attack on several fronts

The offensive marks the end of a ceasefire declared in June in a political conflict that has claimed thousands of lives

Tigray forces say Ethiopia's government has launched its threatened major military offensive against them in an attempt to end a nearly year-old war.

A statement from the Tigray external affairs office alleged hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian regular and irregular fighters" launched a coordinated assault on several fronts. It blamed Ethiopian forces and those from the country's Amhara region, where much of the recent fighting has occurred after Tigray forces retook much of their own region in June.