On Monday, the Tigray rebels announced that they had retreated to their region, leaving those neighboring Amhara and Afar where they had progressed in recent months, opening a new phase in this deadly conflict. The Ethiopian government has decided not to order its forces to advance further in the Tigray region , says the text posted on Twitter. For their part, the rebels demanded that the federal authorities put an end to the seat from Tigray. More than a year of conflictWar erupted in November 2020 after Mr. Abiy sent the federal army to Tigray in order to remove local authorities from the Front for the Liberation of the People of Tigray TPLF , who challenged his authority and accused him of attacking military bases. But in June, the Front for the Liberation of the People of Tigray TPLF took over most of Tigray, then advanced into Afar and Amhara.

Source: Ethiopian News December 25, 2021 10:20 UTC