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Tigray forces mobilise against militias from neighbouring province (The Guardian)

July 6, 2021 3:10 AM / Leave a comment

Tigray forces mobilise against militias from neighbouring province

Fighters prepare to face paramilitaries from Amhara following withdrawal of federal troops from region

A soldier of Tigray Defence Force (TDF) greets a man as soldiers are welcomed by people on a street in Mekelle.
A soldier of Tigray Defence Force greets a man as soldiers are welcomed by people on a street in Mekelle. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images
 Africa correspondent
Tue 6 Jul 2021 00.00 EDT

Insurgent forces in Tigray are mobilising for new conflict against militia from a neighbouring province in Ethiopia, with thousands of new volunteers joining their ranks after federal forces withdrew following more than eight months of war.