Communications have been cut in the conflict zone and access for journalists is restricted making it difficult to verify the claims. Tigray rebels on Sunday recaptured the north Ethiopian town of Lalibela, home to a UNESCO world heritage site, local residents told AFP, 11 days after Ethiopian forces said they had taken it back. Tigrayan fighters "are in the town centre, there's no fighting," said a resident reached by telephone on Sunday afternoon. Communications have been cut in the conflict zone and access for journalists is restricted making it difficult to verify the claims. The rebels recaptured most of Tigray at the end of June, then advanced into the neighbouring regions of Afar and Amhara.

Source: Ethiopian News December 12, 2021 22:08 UTC