France, Feb. 2 -- Hostilities flared in recent days in Tsemlet, western Tigray, an area claimed by forces from the neighbouring Amhara region, raising fears of a renewed conflict between local fighters and federal troops.

Two drone attacks killed a truck driver in central Tigray, according to Dimtsi Woyane television, a media outlet close to the Tigrayan authorities.

TheTigrayan official said the Ethiopian National Defence Force launched the strikes but did not provide evidence.

Around three years ago, the volatile region emerged from a brutal war between Ethiopian forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) that the African Union says killed at least 600,000 people.

TPLF-affiliated news outlet Dimtsi Weyane posted pictures...