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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday gave the leaders of a dissident northern region 72 hours to surrender ahead of a threatened all-out assault on Tigray's capital, Mekele.
Abiy -- last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner -- launched the military campaign against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on November 4, accusing it of attacking two federal military camps in the region, and of defying his government and seeking to destabilise it.
A communications blackout in the region has made claims from both sides difficult to verify but hundreds of people are reported to have been killed while tens of thousands have fled the fighting into neighbouring Sudan.
english.ahram.org.eg
"Your journey of destruction is coming to an end", and "Save yourself" is not quite as catchy as "You shall not pass" but it is pretty damn close.
Abiy -- last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner -- launched the military campaign against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on November 4, accusing it of attacking two federal military camps in the region, and of defying his government and seeking to destabilise it.
A communications blackout in the region has made claims from both sides difficult to verify but hundreds of people are reported to have been killed while tens of thousands have fled the fighting into neighbouring Sudan.
Ethiopia PM gives Tigray forces 72 hours to surrender regional capital - Africa - World
'We urge you to surrender peacefully within 72 hours, recognising that you are at the point of no return,' Abiy said in a message posted on Twitter on Sunday evening
english.ahram.org.eg
"Your journey of destruction is coming to an end", and "Save yourself" is not quite as catchy as "You shall not pass" but it is pretty damn close.
