The MiG-23 was shot down by the rebels! Ethiopian pilots captured, rebels retake the city

2020/12/0421:04:10 military 1703
According to reports from Ethiopia, the Ethiopian rebels took the initiative to unfold the wreckage of the downed MiG-23 and the Ethiopian government pilot. The Ethiopian pilot was successfully captured. The Tigray rebel forces claimed that they had successfully destroyed an Ethiopian military plane and retaken the town of Axum.

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The captured Ethiopian government pilot

in the turbulent area of ​​northern Ethiopia, the leader of the Tigray armed rebels said that three weeks ago, they clashed with Ethiopian federal forces. He claimed that the fighting is far from over and that his forces are still resisting Ethiopian troops near the capital of the region. Presiding over the Tigray People's Liberation Front, Tigray armed rebels commander Gebre Michael said that the Tigray forces have been deployed to the outskirts of Mayker. He said: "I'm approaching McKell in Tigri to fight the invaders."

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He claimed that the Tigri forces fighting the federal forces had captured many Eritrean soldiers fighting with the Ethiopian forces. He also insisted that the rumors suggesting that he fled to South Sudan were untrue. Gebre Michael also claimed that Tigray’s forces shot down an Ethiopian military aircraft and captured its pilot. The commander-in-chief of the Z1z

Tigray rebels further added that the northern area had been taken back from the Ethiopian government forces by the rebels. There are reports from Ethiopia that after McKay was violently shelled, Ethiopia's Nobel Prize-winning Prime Minister Abi Ahmed declared victory. He stated in a statement that government forces have taken control of the city. He declared the end of the military operation, which began with the airstrike on Tigri on November 4.

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The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is still tough

. He said that it is now up to regional forces to capture the "criminal" rebel leaders, restore peace and rebuild the city. At the same time, Ethiopia’s national television said that 70 tombs were found in Humela town in the Tigray region, including many corpses. It is not clear who is buried in the grave. Both sides accused the other of killing. The front-line commander of the Ethiopian government forces Mekel said that after the end of the military operation, "stabilization activities" have begun.

As the communication system was paralyzed in the Tigray area, it was difficult to confirm news from both parties. At the same time, according to reports, Merkel Hospital, full of injured people, announced that they lacked medical supplies to care for the sick and those injured in the conflict. The International Committee of the Red Cross stated that about 80% of patients in the hospital could not be treated. The ICRC said: "The influx of wounded has forced the hospital to suspend many other medical services so that limited personnel and resources can be used for emergency medical services."

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Ethiopian refugees are facing a food crisis

The ICRC warned that Tigray The area was cut off from aid for nearly a month, resulting in food shortages. The organization said 1,000 Eritrean refugees arrived in Meckler from their refugee camp near the Eritrean border, looking for food and other help. Maria Soledad, the head of the ICRC’s operations in Ethiopia, said: “The use of sutures, antibiotics, anticoagulants, painkillers and even gloves in this hospital is dangerously low.” After the supply chain was interrupted to Merkel, the influx of the wounded took more than three weeks. We need to ensure that health workers have the materials and conditions needed to carry out life-saving work."

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