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SECURITY & DEFENSE • UNITED STATES AND ETHIOPIA
U.S. citizen admits sharing classified documents with Ethiopian officials
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An Ethiopian-born U.S. citizen working as a contractor admitted sharing dozens of classified documents with senior Ethiopian officials, according to the BBC. The BBC says the information was shared to help kill Tigray fighters.
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Why it matters
The case concerns the disclosure of U.S. classified information and its reported connection to a conflict in Ethiopia. The supplied report does not say what information was disclosed or identify a direct effect on U.S. security operations.