Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-15 03:53:05|Editor: Mu XuequanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian government on Thursday said some 156 terrorists have surrendered to Ethiopian security officials in the past four months. Teku Meteko, deputy administrator and security head of western Tigray zone, said the 156 individuals were based in Ethiopia's neighboring nation Eritrea. According to Meteko, more than 160 members of various terror groups had returned to Ethiopia in the last Ethiopian fiscal year, the report added. The Ethiopian government has alleged the abovementioned rebel groups are supported by its archrival and neighboring country Eritrea, while Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of supporting Eritrean rebel groups and running an international campaign to isolate the Red Sea nation. Since then, the common border between Eritrea and Ethiopia has had an uneasy calm punctuated with periodic armed standoffs.

Source: Ethiopian News December 14, 2017 20:03 UTC