Ethiopia says Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
April 5, 2021 Share
On March 26, 2021, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmad’s office issued a statement that Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces from the war-torn Tigray province in Ethiopia. Following a trip to the Eritrea capital, Asmara, the Ethiopian PM Abiy wrote on Twitter that “the government of Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces out of the Ethiopian border.
The Ethiopian National Defense Force will take over guarding the border areas effective immediately.” Eritrean forces had entered Tigray after the outlawed Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) fired rockets across the border into Asmara thereby provoking the Eritrean troops into crossing the border, Abiy further said.
Eritrean forces have started withdrawing from the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said, following mounting reports blaming the Eritreans for human rights abuses including rape, looting and killings of civilians.
Eritrean forces leaving Tigray nationnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.