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UNHCR Ethiopia Operation: Tigray Situation Update, 30 July 2021
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Background and key developments
On 4 November 2020, military confrontations between federal and regional forces in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, which borders both Sudan and Eritrea, led the Government to declare a State of Emergency. Eight months into the conflict, and despite the announcement of an official end to the law enforcement operation declared in late November, the overall security and access situation remain complex and fluid, hindering effective delivery of humanitarian assistance to the most affected populations in Central, Southern-Eastern, Eastern, North-Western and Southern Zones. On 28 June, the Ethiopia National Defense Forces (ENDF) withdrew from Mekelle city, the capital of Tigray region and later announced a unilateral ceasefire. Tigray region is now under the control and administration of the new Tigray authorities. On 13 July, a new offensive was launched two weeks after the ceasefire as T
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Monday July 19 2021
Captive Ethiopian female soldiers arrive at a rehabilitation center in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, on July 2, 2021. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on July 18, 2021 vowed to wipe out the TPLF. PHOTO | AFP
Summary
Using alarming words like “weeds”, “cancer” and “disease” to refer to the group, the Ethiopian leader seemed to confirm the final collapse of the unilateral ceasefire he had declared two weeks ago, which was meant to aid humanitarian access in the region now controlled by fighters allied to TPLF.
He said TPLF probably is the first and the only group in Ethiopia s history that is trying to disintegrate Ethiopia.
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Saturday July 17 2021
Soldiers of Tigray Defence Force arrive in Mekele, Tigrayan capital on June 29. The fighters have seized control of more territory. PHOTO | AFP
Summary
Ethiopia’s unilateral ceasefire in the war in Tigray has all but broken down.
It was unclear how far the Ethiopian federal government under Abiy would go to tame the warring militias.
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Ethiopia’s unilateral ceasefire in the war in Tigray has all but broken down after Amhara militia allied to the national defence forces engaged with fighters from the troubled north region.