The Ethiopian government appealed Tuesday for its citizens to join the military to fight the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in the embattled northern Tigray region. The appeal from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office follows the government’s unilateral declaration of a cease-fire in June as its military retreated from Tigray or abandoned the truce altogether.…
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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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Ethiopian war resumes, and this time, even children are not spared
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.