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Children bear brunt as Ethiopia fighting fuels fears of wider war

Daily Sabah16 October 2026, 04:55 UTCEthiopia

Ten-year-old Iyerusalem lies in a hospital bed in northern Ethiopia, her amputated legs propped up by rolled blankets as she struggles with pain and the loss of her older brother,...

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