Ethiopia: government continues to hunt down Tigray leaders

A soldier at the border between the Tigray region and Eritrea on November 22, 2020 © EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

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The hunt for TPLF officials continues in Tigray.

A week after announcing the capture of the regional capital Mekele, the federal government is still looking for the leaders of the movement.

For its part, the TPLF ensures that the fight is not over.

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Tigray remains largely cut off from the world and the two camps continue their war of words.

Getachew Reda, one of the TPLF officials, says there will be no surrender.

According to him, the government troops have lost thousands of soldiers, but the central power "

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For him, the Ethiopian government wants above all "to 

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According to Getachew Reda, the Eritrean army would do the heavy lifting now.

Addis Ababa and Asmara continue to deny Eritrea's involvement in the conflict.

But multiple sources, including diplomatic ones, confirm that his soldiers are involved in the clashes.

For its part, the central power continues its hunt.

According to some sources, villages near Abiy Addi, west of Mekele, were taken by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF).

They are said to be close to the area where the TPLF leaders are hiding, according to the government.

Still no humanitarian aid

The power also continues its vast communication campaign.

On Saturday again, the Ethiopian embassies in Canada and Scandinavia held conferences to convince the international community of the merits of military action.

Finally on Saturday, Janez Lenarcic, the European Commissioner for Civil Protection, felt that there was no military solution.

He once again called on the parties to end the violence and allow full humanitarian access to Tigray.

Four days after an agreement signed with the UN, international aid has still not arrived, and the situation is becoming increasingly critical.

►Also read: Humanitarian aid in Tigray: the European Union raises the tone

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