“Although the conflict is relatively new, it is suspected that both the TPLF and the federal government had already made preparations before the first violence erupted in early November. Now the international community is extremely worried that this conflict will last for a damaging amount of time. Already in the course of months, most of the people within Tigray are in dire conditions.”
Read More“In early November, a federal government military base in Mekele, the capital of Tigray, was attacked. President Ahmed blamed the TPLF. The country declared a state of emergency for six months and the parliament proposed a terrorist designation for the TPLF, with Amed stating that the attack crossed “the last red line." Ethiopia’s parliament voted to give the President power to appoint new officials in the Tigray region as he authorized airstrikes throughout the north.”
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