Lawmakers in Addis Ababa have endorsed Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s order to send troops to Tigray in order to assert federal control over the northern region, whose officials have declared him illegitimate. “No attack was launched by us,” senior TPLF official Wondimu Asamnew told AFP on Tuesday. There were “no civilian casualties, and only a few skirmishes with a few soldiers who have not respected the decision of their commanders,” Wondimu told AFP. The newly formed crisis committee in Addis Ababa said on Wednesday the goal of the military operation was to “liberate” Tigray from the TPLF. TPLF leader Meles Zenawi had ruled Ethiopia, first as president and then as PM, until his death in 2012.

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