The war is now entering its sixth week, but shows no signs of abating. This is clearly not the “law-enforcement…
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Tag: TPLF
New exile for Eritrean refugees fleeing Ethiopia
Source: AFP Among the thousands of people fleeing the five-week-old conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are a few dozen men,…
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“Eritrean troops seen in Ethiopian uniforms”
Source: Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-08/suspected-eritrean-troop-sightings-suggest-wider-ethiopia-war?utm_source=url_link Possible Eritrea Troop Sightings Signal Wider Ethiopia Fight Bloomberg News8 December 2020, 13:05 GMTUpdated on 8 December 2020,…
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Eritreans caught in dilemma over Tigray conflict
Source: Ethiopia Insight December 7, 2020 by Mebrahtu Ateweberhan Eritrean activists are divided over the fate of the TPLF. Many Eritreans,…
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The Tigray leadership’s view of the war – state of the fighting, withdrawal from Mekelle, Eritrea’s role
An interview with Getachew Reda, deputy to Debretsion Gebremichael, and on the executive committee of the TPLF Introduction Q: What…
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Abiy Ahmed’s forces have won the battle but not the war
Source: The Economist Tigray’s ousted rulers flee to the mountains Middle East & Africa Dec 1st 2020 ADDIS ABABA THE…
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Avoiding a Bloodbath in Ethiopia’s Mekelle
Source: International Crisis Group Fighting between the Ethiopian army and Tigray forces has arrived near the region’s biggest city, home…
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The Tigray war: What do we know? Is there a chance for peace?
First, we have to admit that all information is pretty hazy. Reporters are not allowed up to the front-lines and…
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Rise and fall of Ethiopia’s TPLF – from rebels to rulers and back
Bloody offensive aims to eliminate Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which dominated for nearly 30 years Jason Burke Africa correspondentWed 25…
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Factbox: Debretsion Gebremichael, head of Ethiopia’s Tigrayan forces
Source: Reuters By Maggie Fick The 57-year-old has cast the conflict as resistance to a push by Prime Minister Abiy…
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