Reports of media outlets in the UNITED States of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK) affirmed that forces of Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) that took over Mekkelle days ago, the provincial capital, showed off thousands of prisoners of war of the Ethiopian troopers.
A long procession of the captives walked the streets of Mekelle escorted by cadres of the TPLF, according to the Telegraph, a daily UK newspaper.
Media outlets have published photos of huge numbers of the Ethiopian prisoners, among them some wounded carried on stretches, as they headed to a big prison in the northern neighborhood of the regional capital.
Civilians lined the streets of Mekelle to welcome the return of the TPLF to the city after months of harsh abuses committed by the Ethiopian and Eritrean armies in the province.
The population of Tigray expressed their anger with Abbie Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of Ethiopia.
On the other hand, the New York Times revealed that the Ethiopian prisoners still walked for four days were collected in makeshift field camps by their enemies before they were herded to prison.
It is worth noting that confrontations broke out again last week between the Ethiopian army and the TPLF.
Addis Ababa withdrew its forces from Tigray after eight months where they committed atrocities against the civilians.
The New York Times quoted the leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, Debrasion, Gabr Mikael, as saying in an exclusive lengthy interview that the forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Front had captured more than six thousand Ethiopian soldiers.
He noted that the front's officials are in contact with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the soldiers of the lower ranks will be released soon, but the officers will still be detained.
These developments deal a severe blow to the Ethiopian Prime Minister, who last Tuesday lied reports about the defeat of government forces in Tigray.
He insisted that the announcement of a ceasefire in the troubled region was made exclusively for humanitarian reasons.
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