Tigray forces seize regional capital, say Ethiopian-led troops are on the run

Wednesday, 30 June 2021Newsdesk

Tigrayan forces said they had Ethiopian government troops on the run around the regional capital Mekelle on Tuesday after taking full control of the city in a sharp reversal of eight months of conflict. People in Mekelle, where communications were cut on Monday, said the incoming Tigrayan fighters were greeted with cheers. There were similar scenes on video footage from the northern town of Shire, where residents said government-allied Eritrean forces had pulled out and Tigrayan forces had entered.

New Delhi, 30 June 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express,“We are 100% in control of Mekelle,” Getachew Reda, spokesman for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), told Reuters on Tuesday.There had been some fighting on the outskirts of the city, but that was now finished, he said, adding that he could not confirm the report from Shire.“Our forces are still in hot pursuit to south, east, to continue until every square inch of territory is cleared from the enemy.” The ousted TPLF was re-establishing itself in Mekelle and people could walk about again in the streets, he said, declining to be drawn on whether Tigray would now seek independence after a bitter conflict that often targeted civilians.

Source -The Indian Express