The Tigrayan forces said the regional capital, Mekelle, was one hundred per cent back under their control following the retreat of the Ethiopian government forces the day before, adding that they were conducting mop-up operations.
The retreat followed days of territorial gains by the Tigrayan forces battling Ethiopia’s government and its allies, including troops from neighbouring Eritrea and fighters from the Ethiopian region of Amhara, which borders Tigray to the south.
The swift turn in the nearly eight-month war has left people scrambling to understand what exactly is going on in the region of six million people as communications links are largely down.
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