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Ethiopia PM gives Tigray forces 72 hours to surrender regional capital

Ethiopia PM gives Tigray forces 72 hours to surrender regional capital

ETHIOPIAN Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave Tigrayan regional forces 72 hours to surrender before the military begins an offensive on the regional capital of Mekelle. "We urge you to surrender peacefully within 72 hours, recognising that you are at the point of no return," Abiy said in a message posted on Twitter on Sunday evening. Tigrayan forces could not immediately be reached for comment. A military spokesman said earlier that advancing Ethiopian troops plan to surround Mekelle with tanks and may shell the city to force surrender. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which is refusing to surrender its rule…
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Ethiopia seizes town in Tigray, says 10,000 prisoners missing

Ethiopia seizes town in Tigray, says 10,000 prisoners missing

GIULIA PARAVICINI ETHIOPIAN forces have liberated a town in the northern Tigray region, the government's emergency task force has, accusing local leaders of taking 10,000 prisoners from the town as they fled. Tigray forces fired rockets into neighbouring Eritrea on Saturday, escalating a 13-day conflict which has killed hundreds on both sides and threatens to destabilise other parts of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. "As the TPLF (Tigray's ruling party) militia were defeated in Alamata, they fled taking along around 10,000 prisoners," the government's task force said on Twitter. With access restricted and most communications down in Tigray, Reuters…
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Ethiopia bars journalists from flying to Tigray regional vote -passengers

Ethiopia bars journalists from flying to Tigray regional vote -passengers

AT least 12 people, including four journalists and a senior think tank analyst, have been barred from flying to Tigray, four of the passengers said after Ethiopian security officials said the region's elections later this week were illegal. Ethiopia's upper house said on Saturday plans by the Tigray region to hold an election on September 9 for regional parliament and other positions were unconstitutional, setting up a potential clash between the central government and the powerful Tigray People's Liberation Front. The TPLF, which runs the northern province, has said the vote will go ahead despite pressure from the central government.…
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