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The Ethiopian government said its forces have been advancing towards Tigray region on Saturday after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed unleashed a military campaign against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) on November 4.
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Ethiopian forces said they had seized another city while advancing towards the northern region’s capital of Tigray.
Government forces said they were going to take Mekelle even when TPLF they delved into it and said they had made progress on the southern and northern fronts.
Federal forces said they had taken control of several cities, including Aksum and Adigrat, which lies north of Mekelle, even when there were reports of rocket attacks in Bahir Dar, which is the capital of the Asmara region.
Tigray’s forces had previously accused the government of bombing a university in the capital, Mekelle.
Earlier, Tigray the forces had fired rockets at two airports in Amhara as fighting escalated.
The fighting has created a humanitarian crisis as UNHCR said 31,000 refugees had already arrived in Sudan as UN chief. Antonio Guterres it had warned of a “dramatic humanitarian impact.”
“Our forces have now completely liberated the city of Adigrat from the TPLF militia as of today,” said Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who won last year. Nobel Peace PrizeHe said, adding: “Together with the rest of Ethiopia, we will work to ensure that all humanitarian needs are addressed.”
“The safety and general welfare of the people of Tigray is of the utmost importance to the federal government and we will do whatever is necessary to ensure that stability prevails in the Tigray region and that our citizens are free from harm and want,” Abiy Ahmed affirmed.
