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So far, the two sides have agreed to ensure they do not move in more troops to the frontline and refrain from unilaterally changing the situation on the ground

Former FM Seyoum Mesfin Killed After Refusing to Surrender: Army | BY TESFANEWS * The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) killed the conflict-hit Tigray region’s former ruling party, including ex-Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin, during a battle in the country’s northern Tigray regional state. Brigadier General Tesfaye Ayalew, Head of the ENDF Deployment Department, said Seyoum Mesfin was killed alongside Asmelash Woldeselassie, former Ethiopia parliament Chief Whip and Abay...

Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, January 21/2020 – Ambassador Dina Mufti, Spokesperson of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has contradicted proven reports of Eritrea’s presence and participation in the armed conflict in Tigray. Ambassador Dina denied Eritrean troops’ participation at a press briefing he gave to local media on January 20. “We have seen reports about Eritrean troops that have crossed into Ethiopia to help the government of Ethiopia during its law enforcement o...

Nain may head S Command, Mohanty to be vice chief Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, Jan 22: A major reshuffle is on cards in Army’s top hierarchy in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh involving GOCs of Srinagar-based 16 Corps, Karu (Ladakh)-headquartered 3 Infantry Division which looks after the Eastern Ladakh where India and Chinese troops are engaged in standoff for past several months, Rajouri’s 25 Infantry Division and Gulmarg’s High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) among others....

“Humanitarian violations on both sides” "People are dying because of starvation. In Adwa people are dying while they are sleeping,” said an official at the EEC meeting, reported the BCC. “Food and non-food items or other livelihoods are either looted or destroyed...if urgent emergency assistance is not mobilised hundreds of thousands might starve to death." Malnutrition was already on the rise in Tigray, due to Covid-19 and the “worst locust swarm in 25 yearsâ€�...

Follow Jan. 21, 2021 On October 10, 1973, the fifth day of the Yom Kippur War, just four days after the surprise attack on Israel by Egypt and Syria, Prime Minister Golda Meir warned of dire strategic consequences from the war. “I’ve been living since the beginning of the fighting with the feeling that we can’t end up in a situation in which around the world they say, ‘That’s that. What we had thought about Israel and the Israeli army – it’s over,’” she remarked at a meeting o...

In what some termed a political decision, President Trump chose Huntsville, Alabama, as the permanent home for Space Command on Jan. 13, triggering efforts by officials in Colorado to persuade

Myanmars Rights Groups Call for Long-Delayed Justice for Kachin Teacher Murders The memorial service for two Kachin teachers in Myitkyina, Kachin State. / KBC Kachin / Facebook 3.4k By San Yamin Aung 20 January 2021 YANGON — It has been six years since the rape and murder of two Kachin teachers in Kutkai Township, northern Shan State, but there has been no justice for the victims. Two volunteer teachers, Maran Lu Ra, 20, and Tangbau Hkawn Nan Tsin, 21, of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC)...

Myanmar Military Files Defamation Charge against NLD Lawmaker NLD lawmaker U Khin Maung Myint. / The Irrawaddy 2.7k By Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint 19 January 2021 Yangon—The Northern Command of Myanmar’s military has filed a defamation charge against National League for Democracy (NLD) lawmaker U Khin Maung Myint after he accused the military of corruption. The Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) raided illegal gold mines in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township and Sagaing Region’s Homalin Township in Nov...

capital Newspaper By The Queen of Sheba The conflict in the Tigray region has dramatically receded with such a pace that surprised and shocked both friends and foes alike. A transitional government has been installed. Local leaders have been openly and freely chosen. Command posts for security are being established. Electricity, water and communication are now back into service. And more. It is however true that problems remain, but they are not insurmountable with time, peace and ...