The US imposes restrictions on Ethiopia and Eritrea in the face of the Tigray crisis New conflicts

Announcing the move, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said there are no “significant steps” to be taken to end the enemy.

The United States has announced visa restrictions on Ethiopian and Eritrean officials, accusing them of escalating the six-month war in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, saying those involved “have not taken any significant steps to end hostilities.”

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that Ethiopia is also being restricted in terms of economic aid and security, but humanitarian aid in areas such as health, nutrition and education.

“The people of Tigray continue to suffer human rights violations, abuses and atrocities, and urgent humanitarian aid is being blocked by the Ethiopian and Eritrean military as well as other armed actors,” Blinken said in a statement.

“Despite the significant diplomatic commitment, the parties to the Tigray conflict have not taken any significant steps to end the enemy or find a peaceful solution to the political crisis.”

Thousands have been killed and hundreds of thousands more have been forced to flee their homes in the Tigray region since November when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops to arrest and disarm TPLF regional government party leaders.

Blinken said the cuts are “responsible or complicit in the current or weakening of the Tigray crisis.” .

Thousands have been killed and hundreds more forced to flee their homes in the Tigray region since November when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops to arrest and disarm TPLF regional government party leaders after alleged attacks on army camps.

Ethiopian troops and nearby Eritrean soldiers have been accused of massacres and killings in the fight against rebel groups.

“The United States condemns in the harshest conditions killings, forced abductions, systemic sexual violence, and other human rights violations and abuses,” Blinken said.

“We are also appalled by the destruction of civilian property, including water sources, hospitals and medical facilities that are taking place in Tigray.”

Blinken warned that if those responsible for weakening the resolution of the Tigray crisis fail to get the other way, they will need to anticipate further action by the US and the international community.

The U.S. called on the Ethiopian government to fulfill its public commitments to hold all those responsible for human rights violations and abuses accountable, to protect civilians, and to ensure unhindered humanitarian access, Blinken said. He also called on “the Eritrean government to fulfill its public commitment and immediately return its troops to the internationally recognized territory of Eritrea.”

The Ethiopian government has come under increasing pressure from the international community to show responsibility for reporting the atrocities on Mount Tigray. The European Union has suspended budget support for wild gang rapes, mass killings of civilians and looting in the northern region.

Ethiopia says it is committed to investigating human rights violations and has promised that Ethiopia and Eritrea will withdraw Eritrean troops.

The United Nations has said that war crimes have been committed by all parties involved in the conflict.