Eritrean troops seen leaving towns in Ethiopia’s Tigray
By DW
29 January 2023 |
12:31 pm
Locals said convoys of Eritrean forces aligned with Ethiopia's government were pulling out. The US hailed the "ongoing withdrawal" as a key step to peace after two years of fighting.
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