Forces of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front, TPLF, are engaging in armed hostilities against the federal government and Eritrean troops in parts of the restive Tigray region. That is according to Getachew Reda, a former communications minister who is a current advisor to the president of the TPLF, Debretsion Gebremichael. The current situation in the region is largely reported along humanitarian lines. The ease with which Mekelle was taken was seen by analysts as a voluntary withdrawal by the TPLF leaders. Reports of shelling have been corroborated by stories of victims reported by the media weeks after the operation was declared over.

Source: Ethiopian News December 23, 2020 16:52 UTC