Ethiopia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launches final offensive against revolt in Tigray

2021-11-03T19:11:46.718Z

The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has ordered the federal army to launch the "final offensive" against the separatist forces of the autonomous region of Tigray, where an armed conflict has been going on for weeks. "The army - declared the premier, Nobel Peace Prize 2019 - has received the order to launch the final phase" on the capital Mekele (Macallè) of the offensive launched on November 4 against the Tigrinya rebel armed forces headed by the Front of liberation of the people of Tigrè (Tpfl). "Everything will be done - Abiy assures on his Facebook profile - to protect civilians" and "so that the city of Mekele does not suffer serious damage". The capital Macalle 'is already surrounded and "in a few days" the conflict with the Tigray rebels will be concluded:so today at the Dire agency the Ethiopian ambassador to Italy, Zenebu Tadesse Woldetsadik, convinced that the Addis Ababa army is trying to protect civilians "as much as possible". According to the diplomat, "most of the localities" that were under the control of the Tigrinya People's Liberation Front (TPLF) have been taken over by federal forces. "The advance has already lasted two weeks - says Zenebu - only because there has been attention in order to reduce the number of civilian victims as much as possible". During the interview, the ambassador makes an appeal to Italy and the international community. "They must support the Ethiopian government which is committed to restoring compliance with law and order after aarmy was assaulted within the national territory, an intolerable fact ". Zenebu says that the perpetrator of the episode was claimed by" unconscious elements "of the TPLF, who then went so far as to bomb Eritrea." Thanks Asmara, which so far has remained calm "adds the ambassador in this regard." Ethiopia remains committed to protecting civilians and restoring order by operating selectively and respectfully for the population of Tigray. "The United Nations has asked for an agreement to be made. a truce to allow the creation of humanitarian corridors from and to Tigray Due to the fighting, according to the UN, since 4 November at least 30,000 people have fled crossing the border of Ethiopia with Sudan.    within the national territory, an intolerable fact ". Zenebu says that the perpetrator of the episode was claimed by" unconscious elements "of the Tplf, who then went so far as to bomb Eritrea." We thank Asmara who has remained so far calm "adds the ambassador in this regard." Ethiopia remains committed to protecting civilians and restoring order by operating selectively and respectfully for the population of Tigray. "The United Nations has asked for a truce to be agreed to allow the creation of humanitarian corridors from and to Tigray Due to the fighting, again according to the UN, since 4 November at least 30,000 people have fled crossing the border of Ethiopia with Sudan.within the national territory, an intolerable fact ". Zenebu says that the perpetrator of the episode was claimed by" unconscious elements "of the Tplf, who then went so far as to bomb Eritrea." We thank Asmara who has remained so far calm "adds the ambassador in this regard." Ethiopia remains committed to protecting civilians and restoring order by operating selectively and respectfully for the population of Tigray. "The United Nations has asked for a truce to be agreed to allow the creation of humanitarian corridors from and to Tigray Due to the fighting, again according to the UN, since 4 November at least 30,000 people have fled crossing the border of Ethiopia with Sudan.Zenebu says that the perpetrator of the episode was claimed by "unconscious elements" of the TPLF, who then went so far as to bomb Eritrea. "We thank Asmara who has remained calm so far" adds the ambassador. "Ethiopia remains committed to protecting civilians and restoring order by operating selectively and respectfully for the people of Tigray." The United Nations has called for a truce to be agreed to allow the creation of humanitarian corridors to and from Tigray. As a result of the fighting, again according to the UN, since 4 November at least 30,000 people have fled crossing the border of Ethiopia with Sudan.Zenebu says that the perpetrator of the episode was claimed by "unconscious elements" of the TPLF, who then went so far as to bomb Eritrea. "We thank Asmara who has remained calm so far" adds the ambassador. "Ethiopia remains committed to protecting civilians and restoring order by operating selectively and respectfully for the people of Tigray." The United Nations has called for a truce to be agreed to allow the creation of humanitarian corridors to and from Tigray. As a result of the fighting, again according to the UN, since 4 November at least 30,000 people have fled crossing the border of Ethiopia with Sudan.of the Tplf, who then went so far as to bomb Eritrea. "We thank Asmara who has remained calm so far" adds the ambassador. "Ethiopia remains committed to protecting civilians and restoring order by operating selectively and respectfully for the people of Tigray." The United Nations has called for a truce to be agreed to allow the creation of humanitarian corridors to and from Tigray. As a result of the fighting, again according to the UN, since 4 November at least 30,000 people have fled crossing the border of Ethiopia with Sudan.of the Tplf, who then went so far as to bomb Eritrea. "We thank Asmara who has remained calm so far" adds the ambassador. "Ethiopia remains committed to protecting civilians and restoring order by operating selectively and respectfully for the people of Tigray." The United Nations has called for a truce to be agreed to allow the creation of humanitarian corridors to and from Tigray. As a result of the fighting, again according to the UN, since 4 November at least 30,000 people have fled crossing the border of Ethiopia with Sudan.Ethiopia remains committed to protecting civilians and restoring order by operating selectively and respectfully for the people of Tigray. "The United Nations has called for a truce to be agreed to allow the creation of humanitarian corridors to and from Tigray. fighting, again according to the UN, since 4 November at least 30,000 people have fled crossing the border of Ethiopia with Sudan.Ethiopia remains committed to protecting civilians and restoring order by operating selectively and respectfully for the people of Tigray. "The United Nations has called for a truce to be agreed to allow the creation of humanitarian corridors to and from Tigray. fighting, again according to the UN, since 4 November at least 30,000 people have fled crossing the border of Ethiopia with Sudan.