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Xinhua News Agency, Addis Ababa, Nov. 28 (Reporter Wang Shoubao) The Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, Jura, told the media on the night of the 28th that the National Defense Forces have taken control from Mekele, the capital of the northern state of Tigray.
Jura stated that the National Defense Forces are pursuing the anti-peace forces in the city of Mekele and its surroundings, and have freed the 7,000 prisoners of the “Tigray People’s Liberation Front” (” Tigray “) when they attacked the National Defense Forces base in early November. Members of the Wehrmacht. In addition, the National Defense Forces also recovered military installations and artillery and other military equipment that were looted by the “Front Tiren”.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy said in a statement on the afternoon of the 28th that the full control of Mek’ele marks the end of the final phase of law enforcement operations by the National Defense Force against the “Timan Front. “. The National Defense Forces will continue to persecute members of the “Front Tiren” and bring them to justice. He said the most important task today is to rebuild and repair the infrastructure destroyed by the “Tyren Front” and help the refugees to return to their homes, so that the people of Tigray can return to normal life as soon as possible.
Recently, military clashes have continued in the state of Tigray in northern Ethiopia. In the early hours of November 4, armed personnel from the “Front Tiren” attacked the base of the National Defense Forces in Tigray state and seized weapons and military equipment. Abi said the government has taken military action against the organization. On the same day, the Ethiopian Council of Ministers decided to implement a six-month state of emergency in the Tigray region. The Ethiopian government said on the 20th that the National Defense Forces have taken control of the northern city of Aksum in Tigray state. On the night of the 22nd, Abi issued a statement calling on the “Third Popular Front” and its armed personnel to surrender to the government within three days, and the “Third Popular Front” said they would fight to the end.
The population of Mekele is approximately 500,000 inhabitants. According to Ethiopian media reports, the “Tiren Front” has been entrenched since the military conflict in Tigray state.
The “Tiren Front” is the central political party of the former ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front coalition, which actually controlled state power. In December 2019, Abi officially established a new ruling party, the Ethiopian Prosperity Party, excluding the “Tianren Front”. Since then, the contradictions between the two sides have intensified.
