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ADDIS ABABA, Nov.21 (Xinhua) – The Ethiopian government on Monday announced the capture of cities from Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters in different directions in the troubled regional state of Tigray.
“The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) seized full control of Axum, Adwa and the surrounding areas of Adigrat,” the state of emergency task force established by the federal government to monitor military operations in course against the TPLF. .
“Our Defense Forces, which are advancing towards the hideouts of the TPLF militia, faced a siege in Selehleha after conquering Shire,” he said, adding that “the TPLF militia, which had taken refuge in Selehleha, cut the roads with bulldozers and damaged the asphalt. “
“However, the ENDF broke into its defenses and took full control of the city of Axum,” the statement read.
According to the Ethiopian government, on the road from Axum to Adwa, “the TPLF militia tried to defend themselves in some areas, but was defeated by our defense forces who took full control of Adwa.”
The ENDF is now advancing towards the city of Adigrat after taking full control of its surroundings, it was noted.
The Ethiopian government also revealed that its forces are now on their way to the regional capital, Mekelle, where many believe prominent TPLF leaders are currently located.
“Many of the TPLF militias have surrendered, including the ENDF soldiers who sided with the junta,” the statement read.
Since the early hours of November 4, the Ethiopian government has been conducting military operations against the TPLF, which governs 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.
Amid ongoing fighting, the United Nations Refugee Agency has warned that a large-scale humanitarian crisis is unfolding as thousands of refugees flee each day amid the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. to seek safety in Sudan.
According to the agency, women, men and children have been crossing the border at a rate of 4,000 a day since Nov. 10, rapidly overwhelming humanitarian response capacity on the ground.
The UN agency is currently supporting the Sudanese government in its response, increasing humanitarian assistance at the borders as needs continue to grow.
The Ethiopian government has also established a committee to address humanitarian concern in the uneasy regional state of Tigray in the north of the country, said Redwan Hussein, spokesman for a newly established state of emergency task force for the Tigray conflict. Final product
