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Abiy Calls on Ethiopians to Join the Fight Against Tigray

Aug 10, 2021 | 21:15 GMT

Captive Ethiopian soldiers arrive in Tigray’s regional capital of Mekele on July 2, 2021.

Captive Ethiopian soldiers arrive in Tigray’s regional capital of Mekele on July 2, 2021.

(YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appears on the verge of ending a unilateral cease-fire with Tigray forces, raising the risk for even more humanitarian strife and ethnic violence in the country. On Aug. 10, Abiy’s office issued a statement saying that it was the “right time” for all “capable Ethiopians” to join Ethiopia’s military, special forces and militias. The statement comes after Ethiopia’s foreign ministry warned Aug. 6 it could deploy its “entire defensive capability” against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) following TPLF incursions into neighboring Ethiopian regions Afar and Amhara. ...

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