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ETHIOPIA

'Final phase' of Tigray offensive launched

The Ethiopian government on Thursday disclosed that it had embarked on the final phase of the military operation against the insurgent Tigray People's Liberation Front, or TPLF, fighters in the country's northern region. The action was revealed by the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, in a statement issued on Thursday, as he emphasized that the 72-hour period granted to "the criminal TPLF clique to surrender peacefully is now over and our law enforcement campaign has reached its final stage". Since Nov 4, the government has been undertaking military operations against the TPLF.