Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday (November 26th) ordered the army to launch the final offensive against the dissident authorities of Tigray in Mekele, capital of this region of northern Ethiopia.
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The army has been ordered to "
carry out the (...) last phase
" of the operation launched on November 4 against the leaders of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Abiy said on his Facebook account. , promising that "
everything would be done so that the city of Mekele (...) does not suffer serious damage
" and "
to protect civilians
".