Analysts say the two sides are indicating there could be a window for ceasefire after thirteen months of devastating war. Tulu said the Tigrayan forces - the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) – were heavily hit. The pause came after Tigray forces on Monday announced in a letter to the UN's secretary general that they were pulling out of neighboring regions to pave the way for peace. Ethiopia's federal forces spent months fighting in Tigray then fell back in June under a rebel counter-offensive. Tigrayan forces in July pushed into neighboring Amhara and Afar regions before this week's withdrawal back to Tigray.

Source: Ethiopian News December 24, 2021 18:53 UTC