Tigray's External Affairs Office says the war can be ended via a political solution. The civil war, coupled with climate change, disrupted food security, which resulted in more than 5.2 million people in need of food aid, according to United Nations estimates. In a follow-up statement, released on Wednesday, the Tigrayan transitional government said: "Our people understand this [recruitment] and have been the primary owners of both the mobilisation and the fight." AFP AFPThe Tigray External Affairs Office added that, had they been a "ragtag" force, they wouldn't have managed to fend off and win some battles against the allied armies of the Ethiopian government, Eritrea and Amhara forces. Spencer Platt/Getty Images"All supply lines towards Tigray remain sealed, all bank activity frozen, and power and telecommunications lines shut down," the External Office said.

Source: Ethiopian News May 19, 2022 16:50 UTC