ABALA, EthiopiaThere’s almost no one left in Abala, a once-bustling town on the border of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray and Afar regions. TPLF takes overMost of the ethnic Afar residents of Abala interviewed by The New Humanitarian said Tigrayan rebel forces shelled the town before they entered it, killing several people. The Afar also said TPLF forces carried out their own campaign of looting and vandalism after they captured the town, gutting homes, stealing vehicles, and trashing government buildings. “When we came back, the TPLF were looting,” he said, sitting on a broken pavement amid the ruins of the town. The nearby town of Erebti, a short drive from Abala, was also occupied by the TPLF after they entered the Afar region.

Source: Ethiopian News June 03, 2022 06:33 UTC