Tigrayan rebels regained control on Sunday of Lalibela, an iconic town in northern Ethiopia that is home to a UNESCO World Heritage site, eleven days after the government announced it had seized it. Residents contacted Sunday afternoon by AFP said fighters from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) had entered the town in the Amhara region. On Sunday evening, the Tigrai-TV channel, linked to the TPLF, announced that Tigrayan troops "have taken Lalibela airport and the town of Lalibela", as well as Gashena, a town located some 60 km to the south. Abiy Ahmed declared victory three weeks later, after taking the regional capital Mekele. On November 25, Abiy Ahmed announced that he would personally go to the front to lead the "counter-offensive.

Source: Ethiopian News December 13, 2021 14:40 UTC