Ethiopian forces enter Adwa as Tigray rebels pull back
Residents say federal troops and allied militia have taken the town near the Eritrean border, nine days after government-allied forces retook Mekelle.
Addis Ababa — Ethiopian federal troops and allied militia have entered Adwa, a town in Tigray close to the Eritrean border, after Tigrayan rebels withdrew, residents have told the Associated Press, as carried by Africanews.
The advance follows the return of government-allied forces to the regional capital, Mekelle. Rebels pulled out of that city on 3 October after renewed clashes with the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
Flights resume
Ethiopian Airlines has resumed flights to Mekelle for the first time since rebels seized the airport on 23 September.
Getachew Reda, a former leader of Tigray who now advises Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has promised visible change in the region. He gave no details.
Eritrea
The government's push towards the border is raising concern about a wider conflict. Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of backing the rebels and of sending troops across the frontier. Eritrea denies it, and has asked the United Nations to step in.
The UN secretary-general, António Guterres, has called on all sides to stop fighting and return to dialogue.
The report gives no figures for casualties or for people displaced by the latest fighting.
This report is based on reporting by the Associated Press, via Africanews.
