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Transitional Administration to Set up in Rescued Areas of Tigray: Defense Minister
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Addis Ababa November 11/2020 (ENA) Transitional administration will be formed in parts of the Tigray Regional State that have been set free from the extremist group of TPLF, Defense Minister Kenea Yadeta said.
Defense Minister Kenea Yadeta today gave a presser on the measure being taken by the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) against the tyranny TPLF clique.
The group is spreading misinformation to smear the law enforcement operation as a war against the people of Tigray, neighboring region’s interest for territorial expansion, undermining its criminal act of subversion and by claiming the defense force attacking civilians and infrastructure, he stated.
Noting that the public has to understand all those are fabrication, the Minister urged those who spread misinformation to refrain from doing so.
Kenea stressed that ENDF has all the capability to execute law enforcement operations without any support from foreign forces.
Creating misinformation is the innate characteristics of the group, he said, and added that the inhuman actions it did against the Northern Command depict the extreme hatred and damage of the group.
Thus, the Minister noted that the defense force will bring the criminal junta to justice in no time.
Furthermore, Minister Kenea stated that the issue of rescued areas of the Tigray Regional State and captured fighters is being led by a national committee.
Launching of transitional administration to safeguard the people’s security will be undertaken in accordance to the House of Federations resolution on establishing, he added.
According to him, trainings will be provided to the communities in order to protect their surrounding and pursue their usual life.
He urged the Tigray Special Forces and militias to surrender or fight against the extremist group and hand it over.
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North Command Breaks Five Days Siege, Now On Offensive: Chief Of Staff
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Addis Ababa, November 12, 2020 (FBC) -The Northern Command which had been under siege for five days by TPLF is now attacking the group on all fronts and recapturing many places, Chief of Staff General Berhanu Jula said.
General Berhanu stated that the 7th Mechanized, 8th Mechanized, 23rd Battalion, 11th Battalion, 31st Battalion, 20th Battalion, 4th Mechanized, and 5th Mechanized have now managed to break the siege and regrouped to launch attacks on different fronts.
he pointed out.On behalf of myself and the people of Ethiopia, I would like to thank these members of the army for being a model of our heroic defense force and their persistent battle though deprived of food and water for four or five days,
Reminding the heroism of the army and noting that this battle will be always remembered, he praised the army adding
He also conveyed a message of “congratulations” to the leadership and members of the army who came from the east, south and west commands in order to rescue the northern command.I would like to extend my profound appreciation to you for proving that you are a true Ethiopian army.
Pointing out that the rest of the army’s mission is minor compared to what has been done so far, General Berhanu expressed confidence that the rest of the mission would be completed soon.
Over the past two to three days, the army has moved out of the siege and reorganized itself and captured areas from Dansha, Humera Airport to Baeker.
Furthermore, the Chief of Staff stated that Humera, Lugdi, Maikadran, Bereket and Sheraro were liberated with the collaboration of 5th Mechanized Division that came out of the siege.
The army is currently clearing the area 60 kilometers east of Humera, he said, adding that
General Berhanu elaborated that the army is moving towards Shire to liberate the rest people of Tigray and security forces.the army is outraged by the inhumane treatment of the enemy and is working hard with courage, bravery and motivation to restore order and bring the traitor group to justice.
he said, adding that efforts are underway to complete the law enforcement within a short period of time.Since the illegal junta uses the people and the security forces as human shield, the operation focuses on separating the people and security forces from the criminal group,
The defense force is taking precautionary measures to ensure that the people are not harmed in their efforts to bring the TPLF junta to justice, according to the chief staff.
