Soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Forces pictured during training in Amhara on September 14, 2021.International alarm mounted on Tuesday over the escalating war in Ethiopia as Tigrayan rebels claimed to be edging closer to the capital Addis Ababa and more foreign citizens were told to leave. But officials in Addis Ababa said at a briefing to diplomats that security forces were working to keep the city safe. Earlier this week the TPLF claimed control of Shewa Robit, just 220 kilometres northeast of Addis Ababa by road. Some TPLF fighters were also believed to have reached Debre Sina, about 30 kilometres closer to Addis Ababa, diplomats briefed on the security situation said. The UN's World Food Programme said the operation would serve more than 450,000 people over the next two weeks in the towns of Kombolcha and Dessie which lie at a strategic crossroads on the main highway to Addis Ababa.

Source: Ethiopian News November 24, 2021 12:09 UTC