"5,000 Tigrayans forcibly kicked out of Wolkait by Amhara Region forces arrived in Shire" Tigray's Interim Government
Posted: 08 Mar 2021, 18:57
"5,000 Tigrayans forcibly kicked out of Wolkait by Amhara Region forces arrived in Shire" Chief of Staff of Tigray's Interim Government
Thousands Kicked Off Contested Land In Ethiopia's Tigray: Official
By AFP - Agence France Presse
March 8, 2021
Authorities in Ethiopia's Tigray on Monday accused security forces from a neighbouring region of kicking thousands of Tigrayans off their land in recent days, highlighting territorial disputes inflamed by the ongoing conflict.
Around 60 trucks and buses carrying Tigrayans have arrived in the town of Shire, in the region's North Western zone, from towns farther west since Saturday, Gebremeskel Kassa, chief of staff of Tigray's interim government, told AFP.
The vehicles carried at least 3,500 people and possibly as many as 5,000, though officials in Shire were still counting the new arrivals, Gebremeskel said, adding that the relocations were "continuing".
He blamed security forces from neighbouring Amhara region, which borders Tigray to the south and has played a major role in securing large swathes of Tigray since fighting erupted in November.
"It's clear that the Amhara regional forces are forcibly removing people of Tigrayan origin from (the western) region," Gebremeskel said.
"We strongly condemn the forced removal of Tigrayan residents from western Tigray... They have to stop immediately," he added.
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Thousands Kicked Off Contested Land In Ethiopia's Tigray: Official
By AFP - Agence France Presse
March 8, 2021
Authorities in Ethiopia's Tigray on Monday accused security forces from a neighbouring region of kicking thousands of Tigrayans off their land in recent days, highlighting territorial disputes inflamed by the ongoing conflict.
Around 60 trucks and buses carrying Tigrayans have arrived in the town of Shire, in the region's North Western zone, from towns farther west since Saturday, Gebremeskel Kassa, chief of staff of Tigray's interim government, told AFP.
The vehicles carried at least 3,500 people and possibly as many as 5,000, though officials in Shire were still counting the new arrivals, Gebremeskel said, adding that the relocations were "continuing".
He blamed security forces from neighbouring Amhara region, which borders Tigray to the south and has played a major role in securing large swathes of Tigray since fighting erupted in November.
"It's clear that the Amhara regional forces are forcibly removing people of Tigrayan origin from (the western) region," Gebremeskel said.
"We strongly condemn the forced removal of Tigrayan residents from western Tigray... They have to stop immediately," he added.
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