A spokesman for forces in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is denying a report that Tigrayan forces have captured a town in the neighboring Amhara region. Renewed clashes broke out last week between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Ethiopian government after a five-month lull. On Sunday night, some international media reported that the TPLF had entered the Amhara region town of Weldiya. However, Monday, a TPLF representative told VOA that these claims were false, saying Tigrayan forces have not “yet” entered the town. Last year, the TPLF came within 200 kilometers from Addis after it took the town of Dessie on the same road.

Source: Ethiopian News August 30, 2022 02:49 UTC