borkenaThe Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) on Friday said it is releasing 4,208 Ethiopian soldiers whom it said were captured in its military campaign. It claimed that the captives would be released out of the Tigray region of Ethiopia in cooperation with the International Red Cross. However, the International Red Cross did not remark about the TPLF’s claim. (Video : VOA Amharic )DW Amharic cited Berhane Kebede, who is said to be coordinator for war captives in Mekelle; many more captives will be released. TPLF is also claiming that it has thousands of Eritrean prisoners of war – a claim that is not proved by other sources, including International Red Cross.

Source: Ethiopian News May 21, 2022 16:43 UTC