Ethiopia government says Tigray forces killed 100 youths in key town

FILE PHOTO: A tank damaged during the fighting between Ethiopia?s National Defense Force (ENDF) and Tigray Special Force stands on the outskirts of Humera town in Ethiopia July 1, 2021 Picture taken July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopia's government accused rebellious Tigrayan forces on Monday of killing 100 youths in the key town of Kombolcha, as the United States expressed concern about Tigrayan advances a year into the fighting.

There was no immediate response from Tigrayan forces led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) who have been fighting the government in a mounting conflict that has destabilised Africa's second most populous nation.