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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Rebellious Tigrayan forces accused the Ethiopian government of launching air strikes on the capital of Tigray region on Monday, and though a government official initially ...
The Mekelle offensive was a military campaign fought at the start of the Tigray War between the national armed forces of Ethiopia and the Tigray Region.The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) launched an offensive aimed at seizing the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) controlled regional capital of Mekelle starting on 17 November 2020.
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) killed dozens of civilians during the assault on Mekelle on 28 November 2020. [2] Tigray regional president Debretsion claimed that they were bombarding the city with artillery. [3] Ambulances rushed through the streets picking up dead and wounded after Ethiopian government artillery strikes. [1]
On 3–4 November 2020, [a] forces loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) launched attacks on the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Northern Command headquarters in Mekelle [5] and bases in Adigrat, [3] Agula, [3] Dansha, [4] and Sero [1] in the Tigray Region, marking the beginning of the Tigray War. [5]
As the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region intensifies, the BBC gets an exclusive report from its main city. ... News. Search. Need help? Call us! 800-290-4726. Login / Join.
Mekelle has grown rapidly since 1991 with a population of 61,000 in 1984, 97,000 inhabitants in 1994 (96.5% being Tigrinya-speakers), and 170,000 in 2006 (i.e. 4% of the population of Tigray). Mekelle is the second-largest city in Ethiopia after Addis Ababa, with a population of around 545,000. [5]
Ataklti Haile Selassie (also Atakilty, Haileselassie, Haileselasie, Hailesellassie) is an Ethiopian who was appointed mayor of Mekelle following the Mekelle offensive of the November 2020 Tigray War. [1] He resigned from the mayorship on 30 March 2021. [2]
On 20 October, there were new air strikes targeting inhabited areas of Tigray's capital city. [4] A large enterprise, Mesfin Industrial Engineering, was also targeted. Airstrikes continued on 21 and 22 October; the latter was nearby Mekelle University main campus, and Mekelle Airport and coincided with the landing time of a UN humanitarian ...