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Nov
07
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia bombs arms depots around Tigray region

Ethiopia bombs arms depots around Tigray region

NEWS
THE Ethiopian Air Force has bombed arms depots and destroyed military hardware in the northern Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. The strikes hit sites in and around the regional capital Mekelle and destroyed heavy artillery including rocket launchers, Abiy said in a statement broadcast by state-affiliated Fana. Abiy, who won last year's Nobel Peace Prize, launched a military campaign on Wednesday against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which dominated politics in the country until he came to office in 2018. Ethiopia's leader justified his decision to launch a war in the north of the country, saying on…
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Nov
06
2020
By The African Mirror
U.N. chief ‘deeply alarmed’ by armed clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray

U.N. chief ‘deeply alarmed’ by armed clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray

NEWS
GIULIA PARAVICINI and DAWIT ENDESHAW THE head of the United Nations is deeply alarmed by fighting in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, where federal troops have been exchanging fire with the powerful ethnic faction that led the ruling coalition for decades. Prime Minister's Abiy Ahmed's government is mobilising troops from around the country and sending them to Tigray, after two days of clashes between government forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). "The stability of Ethiopia is important for the entire Horn of Africa region. I call for an immediate de-escalation of tensions and a peaceful resolution to the dispute,"…
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Nov
05
2020
By The African Mirror
Heavy fighting reported in Ethiopia after army arrives in Tigray region

Heavy fighting reported in Ethiopia after army arrives in Tigray region

NEWS
GIULIA PARAVICINI and DAWIT ENDESHAW HEAVY fighting broke out in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, after the prime minister launched military operations in response to what he said was an attack on federal troops, diplomatic sources said. Tensions have been escalating since September, when Tigray held regional elections in defiance of the federal government, which called the vote "illegal". In recent days, both sides accused each other of plotting a military conflict. Early on Wednesday, the local ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), tried to steal artillery and other equipment from federal forces stationed there, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's…
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Nov
04
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia sends army into opposition Tigray region

Ethiopia sends army into opposition Tigray region

NEWS
GIULIA PARAVICINI and DAWIT ENDESHAW ETHIOPIA said on Wednesday it has begun military operations in the Tigray region after the prime minister accused the local government of attacking federal troops. In September, Tigray held regional elections in defiance of the federal government, which called the vote “illegal”. The row has escalated in recent days with both sides accusing each other of plotting a military conflict. Military operations in the region had commenced, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s spokeswoman Billene Seyoum told Reuters, without giving further details. Earlier on Wednesday, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) attempted to steal artillery and other…
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