PM PM promises to restore ‘enemies’ after Tigray attack | Stories of Abiy Ahmed

Abiy says he remains committed to peace – even when it is ‘expensive’ – but recent threats have not been addressed.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has vowed to end the “enemy” threats in the country after terrorists in Tigray launched a new plot to reclaim territory in the affected area.

Tigrayan’s forces this week are said to have won several battles in two weeks after the government suspended one war against terrorists.

The recent uprising followed the mysterious seizure of the regional capital, Mekelle, last month by military personnel, which reversed an eight-month-long civil war that killed thousands and left hundreds more thousands hungry.

On Wednesday, Abiy said he remained committed to the peace – even if it came to a “tree” – but the attack could not be answered.

“We will protect and deal with these threats from our internal and external enemies, while working to speed up operations,” he said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Abiy, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, sent troops to Tigray last November after criticizing the region’s ruling party for supporting Ethiopian war criminals.

He said Ethiopia had shown its commitment to ending violence in the northern highlands.

“We have done one thing to stop fighting to avoid conflicts, to help people to have access to farming time, and to allow relief work to take place without any excuse,” he said.

“Although we know that peace can bring us peace, we have made peace.”

But he said Ethiopian enemies “could not rest without conflict” and criticized them for using child soldiers.

He urged the Ethiopians to remain united and to stand up for the Ethiopian army and to avoid “external pressure and internal anger”.

The ruling party won a series of parliamentary elections recently concluded in a bid to oust Abiy.

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A spokesman for the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) told AFP news agency on Tuesday that it had seized Alamata, a major town south of Tigray, and pushed westward to the region where fertile fields are located. The main party in the area, the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has recently been transformed into the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF).

The rebels’ claims have been substantiated by a lack of coordination in the region, but the United Nations and journalists are said to be fighting in the western Tigray region and in the refugee camp.

Abiy and Ethiopian officials realized that their departure from Mekelle was the best option when the TDF said it was a major victory for the rebels, and that stopping guns is a “joke”.

However, he later admitted to the “real” while wanting to leave the war zone from Eritrea, which is adjacent to the Amhara region in Ethiopia.

The war, characterized by widespread killings and rampant sexual violence, has tarnished Abiy’s reputation as a reformer and peace activist, and has strained relations with Ethiopia.

Western powers have called for a halt to the ceasefire along with the possibility of unrest and the release of Eritrean troops, warning of possible consequences if this did not happen.

The World Food Program said this week that it has reached Mekelle with food but more needs to be done to address the growing shortage in the region where the United Nations says famine already exists.