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Tigray crisis
Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: What does it mean for the east Africa region?
On Saturday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had said that federal forces had
taken control of the city.
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He described it as the "last phase" in the three-week long conflict with the
Tigray People's Liberation Front.
The statement from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
provides a rare insight into events on the ground during the conflict - in which
hundreds have reportedly died and tens of thousands have fled their homes.
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The hospital is also running low on body bags for the deceased, the Geneva-
based organisation said.
The ICRC, however, did not give any figures for the numbers injured or dead.
Neither did it say whether the victims were civilians or military personnel.
"I am pleased to share that we have completed and ceased the military
operations in the Tigray region," he said.
"Every precaution will be taken to protect civilians," says attorney general Gedion Timothewos
He added that the army had released thousands of soldiers taken by the TPLF
and was in control of the airport and regional offices, saying that the operation
had been carried out with "due care for citizens".
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Analysts say the TPLF could now be preparing to return to the mountains to
launch a guerrilla war against the federal government.
It has also expressed concerns about the lack of access for humanitarian
workers.
The Ethiopian authorities said on Thursday that "a humanitarian access route"
overseen by the government would be opened, adding they were "committed
to work with UN agencies... to protect civilians and those who need it".
Also on Thursday, Ethiopian troops were deployed along Tigray's border with
Sudan, preventing people fleeing the violence from leaving the country,
according to refugees.
The BBC’s Anne Soy reports from a refugee camp on the Sudan-Ethiopian border
In a meeting on Friday, Mr Abiy told African peace envoys that civilians would
be protected.
The organisation was founded in the 1970s and spearheaded the uprising
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against Marxist dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam, who was toppled in 1991.
It then went on to be the dominant political force in the country until Mr Abiy
became prime minister in 2018.
Mr Debretsion has said the Tigray forces were "ready to die in defence of our
right to administer our region".
The TPLF said the government's mandate to rule had expired, arguing that Mr
Abiy had not been tested in a national election.
In September the party held its own election, which the government said was
"illegal".
In early November, TPLF fighters entered a military base in Mekelle which led
to the start of the federal army's operation in Tigray.
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