TPLF forces are patrolling thw town, witnesses say, less than two weeks after government forces claimed to have recaptured it. Tigray rebels have recaptured the north Ethiopian town of Lalibela, Reuters and AFP news agency have reported, citing local residents, less than two weeks after government forces and their allies took control of the UNESCO World Heritage town. We heard gunshots from a distance last night but the Tigrayan forces recaptured Lalibela without firing guns in the town,” said the witness, a hotel receptionist, by phone. But on December 1, Ethiopian troops and their Amhara regional allies recaptured the town. The offensive recaptured many towns this month, the prime minister’s office said, pushing Tigrayan forces back more than 180 km.

Source: Ethiopian News December 12, 2021 22:58 UTC