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🧵 Saga file #23

Eritrea-Ethiopia border conflict

Oct 5, 10 AM ET to Oct 8, 6 PM ET · 🔴 on the front pages now

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  1. Oct 5, 10 AM ET · on the front pages 6 hoursEthiopian government retakes Tigray regional capital
  2. Oct 8, 9 AM ET · on the front pages 9 hoursEritrean troops enter northern Ethiopian towns

📰 Spread

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Oct 5, 12 PMOct 612 PMOct 712 PMOct 812 PM48Ethiopian government retakes Tigray regional capitalEritrean troops enter northern Ethiopian towns
Front pages carrying each part at each hourly run, Oct 5, 10 AM to Oct 8, 6 PM ET (peak 8), stacked by part: 1 · 2
Oct 5, 12 PMOct 612 PMOct 712 PMOct 812 PM1. Ethiopian government retakes Tigr…Ethiopian government retakes Tigray regional capitalEthiopian government retakes Tigray regional capital: Oct 5, 10 AM to Oct 5, 4 PM ET, 6 outlets2. Eritrean troops enter northern Et…Eritrean troops enter northern Ethiopian townsEritrean troops enter northern Ethiopian towns: Oct 8, 9 AM to Oct 8, 6 PM ET, 9 outlets📺 TVBBC News, Oct 5, 12:31 PM ET: Ethiopian federal forces in Mekelle cityBBC News, Oct 5, 12:32 PM ET: Ethiopian federal forces in Mekelle cityBBC News, Oct 5, 12:38 PM ET: Ethiopian federal forces in Mekelle cityBBC News, Oct 5, 1:51 PM ET: African nations call for peace in TigrayBBC News, Oct 5, 1:52 PM ET: African nations call for peace in TigrayBBC News, Oct 5, 2:23 PM ET: African nations call for peace in TigrayBBC News, Oct 8, 12:31 PM ET: Ethiopia demands withdrawal of Eritrean troops from TigrayBBC News, Oct 8, 12:32 PM ET: Ethiopia demands withdrawal of Eritrean troops from TigrayBBC News, Oct 8, 12:35 PM ET: Ethiopia demands withdrawal of Eritrean troops from TigrayBBC News, Oct 8, 12:36 PM ET: Ethiopia demands withdrawal of Eritrean troops from TigrayBBC News, Oct 8, 12:37 PM ET: Ethiopia demands withdrawal of Eritrean troops from TigrayBBC News, Oct 8, 12:38 PM ET: Ethiopia demands withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Tigray
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🧩 The parts

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1. Ethiopian government retakes Tigray regional capital

Oct 5, 10 AM ET · 6 outlets · on the front pages 6 hours

“Government forces seize capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region from rebels” first: Reuters

📺 BBC News 3 min

2. Eritrean troops enter northern Ethiopian towns

Oct 8, 9 AM ET · 9 outlets · on the front pages 9 hours · 🔴 now

“The Fighting in Ethiopia Is Part of a Far Bigger Conflict” first: New Yorker

📺 BBC News 5 min

🧶 Retelling

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🦗 Nobody's retelling any part of it online yet, as far as the daily report can tell.