Ethiopia PM Defends Handling Of Tigray Conflict. Tigray Rebels Accept 'Cease-Fire In Principle'

 

Al Jazeera: Ethiopia PM defends handling of Tigray conflict after rebel gains 

Abiy Ahmed says he wants a period of silence in Tigray after TPLF seized control of the regional capital, Mekelle. 

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has defended the decision to fight rebels in the Tigray region and said he wants to foster a period of “silence” in the area. 

The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner’s remarks came on Monday, one week after Tigray’s capital Mekelle fell to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and Abiy’s government declared a unilateral ceasefire. 

His government has been battling the TPLF since late last year after accusing it of attacking military bases in Tigray.  

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More News On The Ethiopian - Tigray Conflict 

Ethiopia's Abiy boasts of military might despite rebel gains -- AFP  

Ethiopia: Tigray rebels accept 'cease-fire in principle' -- DW  

UN warns of worsening famine amid conflict in Ethiopia's Tirgay region -- The Hill  

The plight of civilians in Ethiopia's Tigray region -- France 24

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