Internet restricted after fighting breaks out in Ethiopia's Tigray region
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The internet was cut in Tigray during the two-year civil war which ended in 2022 (file photo) Internet and call services have been disrupted in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray following the outbreak of fighting this week between regional forces and the national army.
2022 年结束的两年内战期间，提格雷的互联网被切断（资料图） 本周，埃塞俄比亚北部提格雷地区部队与国家军队爆发战斗，互联网和通话服务中断。
Services provided by state-owned telecoms operator Ethio Telecom have been completely cut, although those from the smaller private firm Safaricom remain operational.
国有电信运营商 Ethio Telecom 提供的服务已完全被削减，但规模较小的私营公司 Safaricom 的服务仍在运营。
Internet monitoring group NetBlocks earlier posted on X that network data indicated a sub-national internet shutdown in northern Tigray. "Last night telecommunications got knocked out," Duke Burbridge, an American humanitarian worker in Tigray's capital, Mekelle, told the BBC's Newsday programme.
互联网监控组织 NetBlocks 早些时候在 X 上发布消息称，网络数据显示提格雷北部地区的互联网关闭。 “昨晚电信中断了，”提格雷首府梅克莱的美国人道主义工作者杜克·伯布里奇 (Duke Burbridge) 告诉 BBC 新闻日报节目。
The BBC has contacted Ethiopia's authorities for comment.
英国广播公司已联系埃塞俄比亚当局征求意见。
Sources have told the Reuters news agency that the group which controls Tigray, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), ordered the communications blackout, with one suggesting it was to disrupt government drones.
消息人士告诉路透社，控制提格雷的组织提格雷人民解放阵线（TPLF）下令封锁通讯，其中一个暗示这是为了干扰政府无人机。
The BBC is unable to report from Tigray and surrounding areas.
BBC 无法对提格雷及周边地区进行报道。
Even before the current disruption, finding video and images to establish what is happening on the ground has been a challenge.
即使在当前的干扰发生之前，寻找视频和图像来确定现场发生的情况也是一项挑战。
So far, other than footage from Mekelle, most of what has been shared online has been from outside the region.
到目前为止，除了梅克莱的视频之外，网上分享的大部分内容都来自该地区之外。
The young women who fought in Ethiopia's last civil war and don't want to see another one Burbridge said there had been a scarcity of cash in Tigray for the past eight months, with people unable to access ATMs so the lack of internet services would be "devastating for everybody".
参加埃塞俄比亚上一场内战的年轻女性不想再看到另一场内战 伯布里奇表示，过去八个月提格雷现金短缺，人们无法使用自动取款机，因此缺乏互联网服务将“对每个人造成毁灭性打击”。
Many people rely on banking and mobile money applications for transactions, with the majority using Ethio Telecom and Safaricom's networks to access these services.
许多人依靠银行和移动货币应用程序进行交易，其中大多数人使用埃塞俄比亚电信和 Safaricom 的网络来访问这些服务。
On Thursday a Mekelle resident who we are only identifying as Fitsum made a similar point.
周四，一位名叫 Fitsum 的默克莱居民也提出了类似的观点。
He told the BBC "there is almost no cash" in the city.
他告诉英国广播公司，这座城市“几乎没有现金”。
With the outbreak of war, people were limiting their movements and the city was all quiet - "it's like a curfew has been placed," he said.
随着战争的爆发，人们的行动受到限制，整个城市一片安静——“就像实行了宵禁，”他说。
Tigray capital 'out of cash' as fighting escalates Clashes between Tigrayan forces and their allies and Ethiopia's federal troops broke out on Wednesday, prompting fears of a return to a full scale civil war and reports of panic buying.
随着战斗升级，提格雷首都“现金短缺” 提格雷亚军队及其盟友与埃塞俄比亚联邦军队之间的冲突于周三爆发，引发了人们对全面内战卷土重来的担忧以及恐慌性抢购的报道。
A humanitarian source in the neighbouring region of Afar told the AFP news agency there was "heavy fighting overnight", including drone strikes, around the town of Abala in the mountains between Afar and Tigray, as "federal forces pushed the rebels from entering the town".
阿法尔邻近地区的一名人道主义消息人士告诉法新社，阿法尔和提格雷之间山区的阿巴拉镇周围“夜间发生了激烈的战斗”，包括无人机袭击，“联邦军队迫使叛军进入该镇”。
There have also been reports of fighting near the town of Lalibela in the Amhara region, which is home to churches hewn out of rock, recognised as a UN World Heritage site.
还有报道称，阿姆哈拉地区拉利贝拉镇附近发生了战斗，该镇有岩石凿成的教堂，被列为联合国世界遗产。
The US has warned against travel to all three regions.
美国已警告不要前往这三个地区旅行。
During the two-year conflict which ended in 2022, Tigray was totally cut off from the outside world.
在2022年结束的为期两年的冲突期间，提格雷与外界完全隔绝。
Limited access to cash, food and medicine pushed hundreds of thousands into famine-like conditions. It was one of the most deadly conflicts this century - with estimates that some 600,000 people died as the fighting drove the region to the precipice of famine.
获得现金、食品和药品的机会有限，导致数十万人陷入饥荒般的境地。 这是本世纪最致命的冲突之一，据估计，战斗导致该地区陷入饥荒，约有 60 万人死亡。
On Sunday, the TPLF announced an alliance with six other armed groups to oust the government.
周日，TPLF 宣布与其他六个武装团体结盟，以推翻政府。
On Wednesday, its forces seized control of three airports from federal police.
周三，其部队从联邦警察手中夺取了三个机场的控制权。
Following the seizure of the airports, Ethiopian Airlines has cancelled all flights to Tigray.
机场被占领后，埃塞俄比亚航空公司取消了所有飞往提格雷的航班。
Additional reporting by Peter Mwai, BBC Verify 'I lost my leg on the way home from school' Is Ethiopia heading back to war in Tigray?
BBC Verify 的 Peter Mwai 的补充报道 “我在放学回家的路上失去了一条腿” 埃塞俄比亚是否会重返提格雷战争？
Ethiopia PM's party wins landslide as fears grow of new conflict Go to BBCAfrica.com, external for more news from the African continent.
由于担心新冲突加剧，埃塞俄比亚总理的政党获得压倒性胜利 请访问 BBCAfrica.com，获取来自非洲大陆的更多外部新闻。
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