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Ethiopian forces begin ‘final’ attack on Tigray region, PM says (UPI)

November 26, 2020 12:29 PM / Leave a comment

Ethiopian forces begin ‘final’ attack on Tigray region, PM says

By Jean Lotus

Ethiopian forces attacked the Tigray capital of Mekelle Thursday as more than 40,000 refugees from the region fled into Sudan, the United Nations said. Photo by Sufian Abdul-Mout/UNFPA 
Ethiopian forces attacked the Tigray capital of Mekelle Thursday as more than 40,000 refugees from the region fled into Sudan, the United Nations said. Photo by Sufian Abdul-Mout/UNFPA

Nov. 26 (UPI) — The Ethiopian government announced Thursday that armed troops would be taking “final action” in Mekelle, the capital city of the country’s northern Tigray region, and urged civilians to stay home.As more than 40,000 refugees flowed into Sudan from Tigray, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali said a final ultimatum to the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) had expired.