Djibouti is deporting over ten Ethiopian troopers allied to the insurgent Tigrayian Defence Forces. In response to native media, the 16 troopers amongst them colonels and commanders had been captured by the Presidential Guard and have been in custody of the nationwide intelligence company the place they had been being investigated.
The troopers reportedly entered Djibouti on Tuesday amid a army crackdown in Tigray area.
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The 16 troopers, Djibouti Information stories had been to be flown again to Ethiopia on Wednesday. It was not instantly clear if the deportation took impact.
The transfer comes amid heightened state of battle in Ethiopia following the killings witnessed in Tigray area.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed deployed the army within the area Wednesday and declared a state of emergency there.
