A general view of the town of Lalibela, Ethiopia, on May 2, 2021. 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 re-taken control. Tigrayan fighters "are in the town centre, there's no fighting", said a resident reached by telephone on Sunday afternoon. © Eduardo Soteras, AFPOn Sunday evening, the TPLF, added that "after destroying and dispersing the massive enemy force stationed in and around Gashena" it had "recaptured Gashena and its surrounding (area) and... has captured Lalibela airport and Lalibela town". But the rebels mounted a shock comeback, recapturing most of Tigray by June before advancing into the neighbouring regions of Amhara and Afar.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 13, 2021 07:12 UTC