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Rebellious Tigrayan forces said on Saturday they had seized the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia's Amhara region where tens of thousands of ethnic Amharas have sought refuge from an escalation in fighting, but the government denied this.
Rebellious Tigrayan forces said on Saturday they had seized the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia's Amhara region where tens of thousands of ethnic Amharas
Rebellious Tigrayan forces said on Saturday they had seized the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia's Amhara region where tens of thousands of ethnic Amharas
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Rebellious Tigrayan forces said on Saturday they had seized the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia's Amhara region where tens of thousands of ethnic Amharas have sought refuge from an escalation in fighting, but the government denied this. The fighters pushed Ethiopian government forces from Dessie and were headed towards the town of Kombolcha, Getachew Reda, spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), told Reuters by satellite phone from an undisclosed location. He said Tigrayan forces had captured numerous Ethiopian soldiers. Legesse Tulu, the gover...
A picture of soldiers walking on a dusty road has been shared in several Facebook posts claiming it shows the recent capture of thousands of Tigray rebels attempting to enter Ethiopia through the Sudanese border. However, the claim is false. The photograph was taken in 2000 and is unrelated to the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. In addition, an army spokesman