The Tigray region starts to evacuate troops, Ethiopia affirmed

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TIGRAY, 5 April, 2021 (TON): The military troops from neighboring Eritrea have “started to evacuate” the conflict-hit Tigray region, Ethiopia announced.

The tweet said, “#Ethiopia says #Eritrea troops have started withdrawing from Tigray region. The #US has been in the frontline pushing for removal of Eritrea troops from the region. The soldiers are accused of overseeing genocide during their clash with #TPLF.”

The G7 group of leading nations had called for their rapid withdrawal.

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have accused Eritrean troops of massacring hundreds of people in the Tigrayan town of Axum in November for Abiy sent troops into Tigray in November, in response to TPLF-orchestrated attacks on federal army camp.

 

 

 

 

 

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