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Rebels claim military gains in Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region (AlJazeera)

Rebels claim military gains in Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region

TPLF on Monday said Tigrayan forces controlled Korem, a town 170 kilometres (105 miles) south of the region’s capital Mekelle.

Conflict erupted in Tigray eight months ago after Ethiopia’s government sent forces to quell a rebellion [File: Baz Ratner/Reuters]
Conflict erupted in Tigray eight months ago after Ethiopia’s government sent forces to quell a rebellion [File: Baz Ratner/Reuters]

Forces from Ethiopia’s northern restive Tigray region said on Monday that they were pushing south and had recaptured a town from government forces, underscoring their determination to keep fighting until the region’s prewar borders are restored.

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