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ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) – The Ethiopian government stressed on Monday that “a large number” of the Tigray Special Forces and the militia are surrendering as part of the 72-hour ultimatum given by the Ethiopian government to the People’s Liberation Front. of Tigray. (TPLF) to peacefully surrender to the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF).
“Using the government’s 72-hour period, a large number of Tigray militias and special forces are surrendering. Many have surrendered across the Afar region, and the remaining forces are surrendering peacefully,” the working group of the state of emergency, established by the federal government to monitor ongoing military operations against the TPLF, it said in a statement Tuesday.
“The Ethiopian government would like to thank the members of the Tigray Special Force and the militia who are responding to the call,” the statement read.
“Those who are still under the control and captivity of the TPLF and cannot surrender are asked to disarm wherever they are and to refrain from being exploited by the TPLF until the National Defense Forces rescue them,” he added.
Since the early hours of November 4, the Ethiopian government has been conducting military operations against the TPLF, which rules Ethiopia’s northernmost regional state of Tigray.
The federal government operation followed the TPLF attack on the northern command base of the Ethiopian Defense Force, a division stationed in the region for more than two decades and based in the city of Mekelle, capital of the region of Tigray.
The Ethiopian government, which on Sunday night revealed that its military operations in the northern regional state of Tigray are now in their “final and crucial phase” as it announced a 72-hour ultimatum for TPLF leaders to surrender to the Ethiopian defense force.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed emphasized that “the members of the Tigray Special Forces and the militia, who are carrying out the mission of the destructive clique, are called to surrender peacefully.”
“Realizing that we are now in the final stages of police action, we urge you (members of the Tigray Special Forces and militia) to seize this last opportunity and peacefully surrender to the government in 72 hours,” Ahmed said. Sunday night.
“The law enforcement operation has now reached the crucial third phase. This third phase is the final step in bringing the treacherous TPLF clique to justice. Clearly, it requires a lot of wisdom, caution and patience,” said the Ethiopian prime minister. in a statement issued Sunday night.
According to Ahmed, in previous weeks, the Ethiopian government had been undertaking the first two phases, in which the first phase was said to consist of remobilizing and strengthening the defense forces that were attacked “by its own people and restoring the chain of command. broken in allowing them to carry out their mandate effectively. “
Amid ongoing fighting, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, revealed that the number of Ethiopian refugees fleeing to neighboring Sudan surpassed 38,600 amidst the Ongoing fighting between the ENDF and forces loyal to the TPLF, which rules over the regional state of Tigray.
“Today more than 3,000 Ethiopian men, women and children were registered in eastern Sudan. This brings the total to more than 38,600 refugees,” UNHCR said over the weekend.
The UN Refugee Agency also stressed that Ethiopian refugees fleeing to neighboring Sudan “urgently need support, including food, water, sanitation and shelter.”
The Ethiopian government had also committed to rehabilitating displaced citizens, who are now in neighboring Sudan.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed highlighted on Sunday night the great interest and willingness of his government to return and rehabilitate its citizens.
“We would like the entire Ethiopian people to understand that the federal government is prepared in all respects to move to the third phase of police action, along with the task of returning those who have fled their homes; rehabilitating the displaced, repair damaged infrastructure and to help citizens of liberated areas return to their normal lives, “the Ethiopian prime minister said in a statement issued Sunday night.
Ahmed also called on Ethiopians to help reintegrate the displaced, saying that “we call on all Ethiopians to be the guardians of their brothers and sisters on the path of recovery and healing.”
“Since we Ethiopians have a long history of mutual support, we must help our people without expecting external support. To this end, I urge everyone to join the government’s efforts and the various community activities that have been initiated,” he added.
Ahmed also emphasized that people in areas captured by the Ethiopian defense forces have resumed their activities with the protection of the federal forces. Final product
