Rebels announced they had withdrawn to Tigray from Amhara and Afar. "We have just completed the withdrawal of our forces from both #Amhara&#Afar regions," TPLF spokesperson Getachew Reda said on Twitter. He also asked the Security Council to ensure the withdrawal of Amhara forces and Eritrean troops from western Tigray. Both Amharas and Tigrayans lay claim to western Tigray, which Amhara forces have occupied since the war erupted, triggering large-scale displacement and US warnings of ethnic cleansing. Last week, Amnesty and Human Rights Watch accused Amhara forces of systematically detaining, torturing, and starving Tigrayan civilians living in the contested region.

Source: Ethiopian News December 22, 2021 08:26 UTC