New Delhi: Eritrean forces have started to withdraw from the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia amid the peace deal between the federal government and Tigrayan rebels. The Eritrean forces were accused by the United States and human rights groups of some of the worst abuses in the bloody conflict. “I saw some Eritrean forces leaving Shire towards the northeast. “People are waiting to find out if the Eritrean forces are really withdrawing,” AFP was told by one resident in Adwa on Saturday. Situated on the border with Tigray, Eritrea sent in troops at the start of the conflict to support Ethiopian forces.

Source: Ethiopian News January 22, 2023 10:06 UTC