Late Saturday, Ethiopian Prime Minister (PM) Abiy Ahmed announced that his army has taken full control of the Tigray capital of Mekele, after battles that lasted about 3 weeks, according to Russia Today (RT).
"We've been able to enter Mekele city without innocent civilians being targets," Abiy was quoted as saying by Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC).
In a tweet, Abiy said, "the Federal government is in full control of the city of Mekele," adding that the army would now locate Tigray's leaders and arrest them.
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On his part, the Leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) Debretsion Gebremichael said that his forces will continue fighting the Ethiopian government, according to Reuters.
"Their brutality can only add [to] our resolve to fight these invaders to the last," he told Reuters in a text message.
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