On Wednesday night, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement on the fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military operation against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), claiming the group attacked a federal military base. Pompeo appeared to side with the federal government in his statement, blaming the violence on the TPLF. “The United States is deeply concerned by reports that the Tigray People’s Liberation Front carried out attacks on Ethiopian National Defense Force bases in Ethiopia’s Tigray region on November 3,” he said. Some reports say dozens of casualties were inflicted on both sides in the first day of clashes.

Source: Ethiopian News November 06, 2020 03:22 UTC