Eritrea has begun withdrawing its forces from Ethiopia’s Tigray Regional State, Eyewitnesses APA on Friday.The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) which rules the Tigray region has been fighting the Eritrean forces after launching multiple rocket attacks on Asmara, Eritrean capital since the war broke out between Addis Ababa and Mekele in November 2020. Residents of Shire-Indaselassie and Axum towns in northern Tigray told APA in a telephone that Eritrean forces have begun withdrawing from the border towns. “The Eritrean forces are leaving the towns, loaded on heavy trucks,” said the residents who are not sure if the Eritrean troops also are leaving from the disputed areas including Badme town. TPLF Leader Debretsion Gebremichael Monday told the Ethiopian delegation in Mekelle, capital of Tigray region that the Tigrayan forces will lay down arms following the withdrawal of Eritrean forces and non Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) from Tigray region. Based on the agreement; Ethiopia agreed to withdraw its forces from all territories awarded to Eritrea including the flash point town of Bademe.

Source: Ethiopian News December 31, 2022 22:21 UTC