A military tank destroyed recently during fighting between the Ethiopian National Defense Force and the Tigray People's Liberation Front forces on the roadside in Damot Kebele of Amhara region, Ethiopia, on Dec. 7.STRINGER/ReutersThe Ethiopian government said on Tuesday the army was clearing rebellious Tigrayan forces from the northern Amhara and Afar regions, dismissing Tigrayan statements that their forces were retreating voluntarily to create an “opening for peace”. She said the national armed forces were still in the process of clearing TPLF forces from pockets within the two regions. The Ethiopian government labels the TPLF a terrorist organization. Abraha, a former member of the federally-appointed Tigrayan administration and a critic of the TPLF, was arrested in October after publicly denouncing arrests of Tigrayans. The TPLF accuses Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of wanting to centralize power at the expense of the regions, which he denies.

Source: Ethiopian News December 22, 2021 17:02 UTC