The East African
Monday July 05 2021
Female soldiers of Tigray Defence Force (TDF) celebrate while sitting on men s shoulders as people celebrate their return on a street in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on June 29, 2021. PHOTO | YASUYOSHI CHIBA | AFP
Summary
TDF set several conditions including an immediate withdrawal of all Ethiopian and foreign troops, as well as compensation for infrastructural and other damages inflicted in the region.
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Shortly after Mekelle was captured on Monday afternoon, the Ethiopian government announced a unilateral ceasefire.
A day later, however, Tigrayan forces categorically ruled out a truce, with a spokesman of the Tigray People s Liberation Front (TPLF), Getachew Reda, saying their forces would keep fighting until the Ethiopian military and its allied forces completely withdrew from the region.
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