France 24: Tigray rebels announce withdrawal from two Ethiopian regions in bid for ‘peace’
Rebellious Tigrayan forces fighting the central government are withdrawing from neighbouring regions in northern Ethiopia, a spokesperson for the Tigrayan forces said on Monday, a step towards a possible ceasefire after 13 months of brutal war.
"We trust that our bold act of withdrawal will be a decisive opening for peace," wrote Debretsion Gebremichael, the head of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the political party controlling most of the northern region of Tigray.
His letter to the United Nations called for a no-fly zone for hostile aircraft over Tigray, imposing arms embargos on Ethiopia and its ally Eritrea, and a U.N. mechanism to verify that external armed forces had withdrawn from Tigray.
Ethiopian government spokesperson Legesse Tulu did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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More News On Ethiopia's Civil War
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Tigrayan forces pull out of neighboring Ethiopian regions in step toward possible ceasefire -- CNN
Tigray Forces Announce Withdrawal From Afar, Amhara Regions -- VOA
Tigrayan forces announce retreat to Ethiopia’s Tigray region -- Al Jazeera
TPLF Claims Withdrawal to Tigray From Occupied Areas Amid Ethiopian Government Counteroffensive -- Sputnik
2 comments:
Basically, Ethiopia has a air force and the rebels do not.
I am so happy these types over there love killing each other...let's hope they all stay over there and don't upgrade their breeding programme to make up for losses.
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