The Defense Force was ordered to respond to the attack on the same day. A day after the attack, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made a televised appearance claiming that the defense force successfully reversed the attack. Wolkait, a region that TPLF annexed following the victory over Colonel Mengistu’s government in 1991, is still under the TPLF control. TPLF chairman and president of Tigray region Debretsion Gebremichal confirmed that fighting is going on in western Tigray and that he is getting important wins. MobilizationThe Deputy Chief of staff of the Defense Force has disclosed that the reinforcement force is marching to northern Ethiopia from different directions to rescue the northern command.

Source: Ethiopian News November 06, 2020 04:18 UTC