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Ethiopia's Abiy Gives Tigray Region 72-Hour Ultimatum

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   Ethiopia's prime minister has issued an ultimatum to Tigrayan regional
   forces to surrender or face a military offensive on the state's capital
   of Mekele.
   "Your journey of destruction is coming to an end, and we urge you to
   surrender peacefully within the next 72 hours, recognizing you are at a
   point of no return," Abiy Ahmed said in a statement aimed at the
   leaders of the TPLF party.
   "Take this last opportunity," he added.

     Dear fellow Ethiopians, [1]pic.twitter.com/3H9XXSiFM7
     -- Abiy Ahmed Ali ðªð¹ (@AbiyAhmedAli) [2]November 22, 2020

   The Ethiopian army has been battling local forces in Tigray since
   conflict broke out on November 4, when Abiy sent the national defense
   force into the area, after accusing local forces of attacking a
   military base there.
   Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands have fled to Sudan
   since then.

References

   1. https://t.co/3H9XXSiFM7
   2. https://twitter.com/AbiyAhmedAli/status/1330551525324754952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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