Ethiopia: Thousands of Tigray rebels killed, military claims

Sunday, 5 September 2021Newsdesk

The Ethiopian military claims it has killed more than 5,600 members of the Tigray rebel forces it is fighting in the north of the country.

New Delhi, 05 September2021

As per news report of BBC, a bloody conflict has been raging since November, but the statement from senior general Bacha Debele gave no timescale for the casualties. Correspondents say they may be from recent battles.The general said a further 2,300 rebels had been injured, and 2,000 captured.Millions of civilians face starvation due the conflict, the UN says.Lt Gen Debele accused the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) of trying to break up Ethiopia, as the group made incursions into the neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions.

Source - BBC