Fighting continues in Tigray, where the Ethiopian federal army on Wednesday launched an offensive to regain control of the province, which is trying to secede.
Part of the army jumped off and joined the Tigrayan forces, which reportedly seized a large arsenal of heavy artillery. On Friday, a new milestone was crossed with air strikes carried out by government forces. A fascist act, the Tigrayan authorities assure
Tigray is ready to shoot down any aircraft or helicopter, the TPLF party said yesterday. The party indicates in passing that the airstrikes did not cause any deaths, which is contrary to the version of some diplomatic sources.
For government forces, Tigray will be a cemetery and not a destination, we can still read in a violent text, in which Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, former Nobel Peace Prize winner, is specifically compared to Mussolini and former Ethiopian Mengistu leader, who both have shared the bombing of Tigray. earlier.
The Prime Minister exactly, who recalled the reasons for his offensive on Twitter. In this case, to protect the constitution, to protect the reforms and democratization of Ethiopia, and to put an end to the impunity enjoyed by the leaders of the TPLF, according to him.
Article 51 of the FDRE Constitution states the powers and functions of the federal government that “It shall protect and defend the Constitution”. To fulfill this duty, the government is taking steps to enforce the rule of law against a clique that attacked our national defense forces.
Abiy Ahmed Ali ?? (@AbiyAhmedAli) November 6, 2020
These air strikes are not a return to this conflict that has not been stripped down since Wednesday. Parliament has already voted in favor of setting up a transitional government. All demands for peace from international leaders have been ignored. Experts, for their part, fear a conflict with devastating consequences for the Horn of Africa.
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