Beginning of end in reach, Ethiopia says of Tigray uprising
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has told the TPLF to lay down arms by Wednesday or face a final assault on Mekelle, a city of 500,000 people
23 November 2020 - 17:16
Addis Ababa/Nairobi — Ethiopian federal forces were encircling the Tigray region's capital from about 50km on Monday, the government said, after giving the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) a 72-hour surrender ultimatum.
“The beginning of the end is within reach,” government spokesperson Redwan Hussein said of the nearly three-week-old offensive that has destabilised Ethiopia and spilt into some Horn of Africa neighbours...
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