Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy declares victory in Tigray conflict | DW News

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced that his army is now "fully in control" of Tigray's regional capital of Mekele. The leader of the rebellious Tigray forces, however, says the conflict will continue. Tigray rebels, meanwhile, claimed fighters have shot down a federal military jet and retaken the town of Axum. Claims from both sides are difficult to verify as phone and internet links to the region have been down and access tightly controlled. Abiy's government had been trying to suppress a rebellion from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), a powerful ethnically based party that dominated the region from 1991 until Abiy came to power in 2018.

Thousands of people are believed to have been killed in Tigray since an offensive by Ethiopian forces in the region began on November 4. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Sunday that hospitals in Mekele are running "dangerously low" on supplies to care for the wounded. It said a referral hospital in the city is lacking body bags for the dead and is running low on basic supplies such as gloves. The UNHCR said they are very concerned about the fate of nearly 100,000 Eritrean refugees there amid reports that some have beena bducted. Additionally, according to the UNHCR, nearly 44,000 people have fled the region to neighboring Sudan, which lacks the infrastructure to handle the influx of refugees.

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[aamiinyare]

I hope Ethiopia peace and good future
From Somalia

[chobelaw]

Let them open the communication and Internet to get contact with our loved ones.

[guracha]

The greatest nations are defined by how they treat their weakest inhabitants. I am sure PM has a heart full of love and hand willing to help

[Warya_]

I am Somali-American, and I wish my former neighbor Ethiopia to make a peace. You don't know what is like been born and grown up a war zone. We went through horrible tribal civil war for three decades in Somalia. Somalia still struggles to restore peace and prosperity once again. So, my advice goes to TPLF and fellow Ethiopians, you need to make a solutions internal problems on the table.

Peace and Love

[fashionoutfit]

Wow viva Ethiopea God bless Ethiopia and Eritrea .

[SukacitaYeremia]

I pray for Ethiopia to be able to resolve their problems quickly without more bloodshed. From a country facing similar problems with diversity, Indonesia.

[Kim-txif]

Well done Ethiopia 🙏💪🇪🇹 lots of love from 🇪🇷 ❤️

[tigistweyessa]

If Tigray free then why can not go red cross to help, why is network is shat down ? really I am speechless!!! i am worry about this inocente people !

[SuperRealhigh]

I hope things will turn for the better for everybody

[nabadraadshe]

It never crossed my mind an Ethiopian civil war. Where are the right-minded people of Ethiopia?? Please bring back peace to Ethiopia. As a Somali I wish peace to prevail in Ethiopia. We are brothers in the Horn of Africa.

[loveethiopias]

Lady you have no clue what TPLF done to our people and our country. TPLF needs to come to justice

[fre]

The world need to see what the pepole of Tigray are going through. .open the phone media

[tishalaraya]

You never fill the wonde heart of Tegaru

[ted]

Prime minister abiy Ahmed should go to international criminal court. For the heinous crime he did to Tigray ppl. Shame

[Sirakatexe]

We gonna built the dam!
We know they are supported by the Egyptian!
Ethiopia prevails!
Dr Abiy is our hero .God and history is in our side We will win ! We Will !!

[nejatahmed]

For 99% of Ethiopians this is a big victory! We all are happy!!!!
Forever Ethiopia

[Evange]

Omg that boy at the end! what a sweetheart!

[mekonenabebe]

Well done! ethiopian defense military amazing job

[mulunehta]

Destroing TPLF means, cutting the right hand of Egipt .and those don't like Ethiopian development. Ethiopia will continue as Great ETHIOPIA.

[msami]

Ethiopian soldier is killed a lot of civilian Tigray people