2 hours agoRebels capture Tiger's capital, government leaves quickly
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The provisional government in the war-hit Ethiopian region, Tigery, has fled four years after the rebel fighters advanced toward the capital. Witnesses said that federal soldiers and police officers were also abandoning McCellen, and shootings and fireworks from a distance could be heard marking the festival for airport capture and other positions [...]
Witnesses said that federal soldiers and police were also abandoning McCellen, and shootings and fireworks from a distance could be heard marking the festival for the capture of the airport and other key positions of the capital.
The capital of Tigery, Mekelle, is under our control,” Reda, spokesman for the Tigery People's Liberation Front, reports Guardian, translates Periscopi.
The X-rays are gone. The last ones left at noon. The region no longer has government,” said an official. “Looks like even the bodies are attracted by the way the community is reacting. ”
Shortly after being given news of the advance of the rebels, the Ethiopian government declared unilatal ceasefire in the region.
Ethiopia said the ceasefire would last until the end of the planting season in Tigery, which was very important to this country. The season ends in September.
