MekelleTigrayan fighters seized 3 federal-held airports on 23 September.

Eritrea and Ethiopia expelled each other’s diplomats Thursday, raising fears of a regional war.

Eritrea has moved toward Tigray to block Ethiopia’s Red Sea ambitions, and its allies Egypt and Saudi Arabia face Ethiopia’s close partner, the United Arab Emirates.

Tigrayan leaders say the African Union, which is mediating, favors the federal government.

Analysts warn a renewed war could merge with Sudan’s civil war along the shared border.

How each outlet framed it
The New York Times leans critical
details opposition coalition (Tigray + Afar + Amhara groups) and foreign powers (Eritrea, Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia) now drawn into conflict

Sources: The New York Times