Article contentADDIS ABABA — G overnment forces captured two towns from rebel forces in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the government said on Friday, and Tigrayan fighters fired rockets at an airport in a neighboring region. Try refreshing your browser, or Ethiopian govt says troops take two towns from Tigray fighters Back to videoThe United Nations meanwhile said it was making plans for as many as 200,000 refugees fleeing into neighboring Sudan. Ethiopian government forces are fighting their way towards Mekelle, the Tigrayan capital, from several directions. In the north, Ethiopian troops took the towns of Axum and Adwa, a government statement said. “Many fighters of the junta have surrendered,” the statement said, referring to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.

Source: Ethiopian News November 20, 2020 17:26 UTC