The task force is composed of Ethiopian Defense Force commanders from the Western Command. Colonel Fasil Yigzaw, head of Western command operations, told words of encouragement for those who surrendered. “it is commendable that you opted to surrender peacefully after you learned that the choices you made were wrong. Elders in the region, intelligence department of the Ethiopian Defense Force and National Information and Intelligence Services (NISS) collaborated in the work to beseech the rebels. Two of the rebel leaders who surrendered, Lakew Dereje and Addisu Fetene, are said to have confessed that they were trained by TPLF in Mekelle and deployed back to the Benishangul Gumuz region.

Source: Ethiopian News February 13, 2021 02:15 UTC