Ethiopia - Tigray War News Updates -- November 26, 2020

 

Reuters: Ethiopia to launch 'final phase' of offensive in Tigray region, says PM 

ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) - The Ethiopian military will begin the “final phase” of an offensive in the northern Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday, after an ultimatum expired for Tigrayan forces to surrender. 

The government had given the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) until Wednesday to lay down their arms or face an assault on Mekelle, the regional capital of 500,000 people. Rights groups have raised concerns for civilians caught up in military operations in which thousands are already believed to have died since fighting began on Nov. 4. 

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 Ethiopia - Tigray War News Updates -- November 26, 2020 

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: PM declares assault on regional capital Mekelle -- BBC 

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed orders ‘final phase’ of military operation on Tigray capital -- France 24 Ethiopian PM says troops ordered to move on Tigray capital -- AP 

Ethiopia's military to begin 'final offensive' against Tigray capital -- The Guardian 

Ethiopia enters 'final phase' of operation in Tigray region, says Prime Minister -- CNN 

Ethiopian forces begin 'final' attack on Tigray region, PM says -- UPI 

Ethiopia PM orders 'final' offensive against Tigray leaders -- AFP 

Ethiopia to begin ‘final phase’ of Tigray offensive: PM Abiy -- Al Jazeera 

More than a million displaced in Tigray as Ethiopian PM warns of 'final' offensive against region -- France 24 

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Thousands seek refuge on Sudan-Ethiopia border -- BBC 

Biden's NSA pick Jake Sullivan warns of 'war crimes' risk in Ethiopia -- NBC 

African envoys head for Ethiopia as ultimatum expires for assault -- Reuters