TPLF spokesperson Getachew Reda also did not respond to a Reuters phone call seeking comment. One of the witnesses who spoke to Reuters said that Amhara forces, who are allies of the Ethiopian government, began leaving Lalibela on Saturday night. We heard gunshots from a distance last night but the Tigrayan forces recaptured Lalibela without firing guns in the town,” the witness, a hotel receptionist, said by phone. Tigrayan forces had taken control of the town in early August, as part of a push into Amhara territory that began in July. On Dec. 1, the Ethiopian military and Amhara forces recaptured Lalibela, a site of enormous religious significance.

Source: Ethiopian News December 12, 2021 19:33 UTC