Addis Ababa
"We have completed and ceased military operations in the Tigray region
,
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on Twitter on Saturday evening.
After several hours of bombardment and artillery fire against Mékélé, the regional capital, he claims to have managed to take control of the airport, public institutions and local administration, which were previously in the hands of the Liberation Front. of the People of Tigray (FLPT).
I am pleased to share that we have completed and ceased the military operations in the #Tigray region.
Our focus now will be on rebuilding the region and providing humanitarian assistance while Federal Police apprehend the TPLF clicks.
#EthiopiaPrevails https://t.co/WrM2BAPCD6
- Abiy Ahmed Ali (@AbiyAhmedAli) November 28, 2020
The leaders of this political party supported by armed forces estimated at 250,000 men at the start of the fighting, on November 4, are defined by Abiy Ahmed as
"criminals"
who destabilize the country behind the scenes.
After 16 years of guerrilla warfare, the FLPT led the ruling coalition in Ethiopia from 1991 to 2018. Its leaders accuse Abiy Ahmed of authoritarian drift and held their own regional elections in September.
Human losses
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It seems that the leaders and the Tigrayan forces have carried out a strategic retreat
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