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ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday ordered military operations against a rebel group in the northern state of Tigray, in response to an attack on a government military base earlier that day.
In a live televised statement, Ahmed said that military retaliation was ordered in Tigray for the attack by “traitorous forces” against Ethiopian Defense Forces personnel stationed in the region.
Ahmed was referring to the Tigray Popular Liberation Front (TPLF), the ruling party in the Tigray region and now a rebel movement.
In recent weeks, tensions have increased between Ahmed’s Prosperity Party and the TPLF, with each side accusing the other of trying to destabilize the country.
Temesgen Tiruneh, president of the state of Amhara, Ethiopia’s second-largest region bordering Tigray, told reporters that regional security forces thwarted an attack by the TPLF in Amhara.
Tiruneh said Amhara regional security forces are working with the Ethiopian Defense Forces in response to the TPLF attacks. Final product
