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Reuters News: Ethiopian women raped in Mekelle, says soldier

January 9, 2021 2:18 PM / Leave a comment

Ethiopian women raped in Mekelle, says soldier

By Reuters Staff

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Soldiers and police in the northern Ethiopian city of Mekelle have expressed concerns about insecurity, with one saying women were raped this week, after the city fell to federal forces during a war late last year.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government declared victory in its conflict with the Tigray region’s former ruling party after seizing Mekelle, the local capital and home to half a million people, on Nov. 28