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News update: Mekelle interim mayor says remark on Eritrea forces only a repeat of military official; interim CEO says mayor not mandated to speak on the issue, corrective measure taken
By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba January 04/2021 – Commenting on his remarks regarding the presence and involvement of Eritrean forces in Tigray’s armed conflict, Atakilti Hailesilasie, interim mayor of Mekelle City told Addis Standard by phone that his remarks were “only a repeat of what Maj. Gen. Belay Seyoum, Chief …
News Analysis: Amhara region police chief reveals how region’s police force guided federal steel-clad mechanized forces to join “war” in Tigray
Translation and compilation of events: By Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, January 04/2021 – A speech delivered by Commissioner Abere Adamu, Chief Commissioner of the Amhara Regional State Police Commission, added a new dynamic into a cascade events leading up to the armed conflict in Tigray regional state, which broke …
News: Mekelle city interim mayor admits presence and participation of Eritrean forces in Tigray conflict
By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba, January 04/2021 – Ataklti Haileselassie, Interim Mayor of Mekelle city who was appointed by the Tigray regional state interim administration, admitted the presence and participation Eritrean forces in the armed conflict in Tigray. In a video televised by Tigray TV, which is currently under the …
