The #Tigrayan rebels have also been demanding the withdrawal of #Eritrean soldiers which has not yet happened. A disputed area in the west of #Tigray claimed by both regions and currently under #Amhara control is expected to continue to be a destabilising factor.
#Ethiopia
(According to estimates hundreds of thousands people died in the two years long war)

The military in #Ethiopia says members of the #Amhara special forces have started withdrawing from #Tigray, in line with a peace agreement that ended a two year civil war. The troops from Amhara had helped the government in its fight against #Tigrayan rebels. The defence ministry said a send-off ceremony was held as they left the city of #Shire. Earlier this week fighters from Tigray began handing over their heavy weapons in line with November's peace agreement.

said foreign forces and militias from #Amhara must leave #Tigray. It is not clear if a total #withdrawal of #Eritrean troops is taking place. According to the agreement, #Tigrayan forces are meant to be disarming. In a sign of progress since the deal was signed almost two months ago, the #Addis Ababa government has restored phone services to parts of Tigray and resumed commercial #flights. #Ethiopia

"chemistry Professor Meareg Amare Abrha and an ethnic #Tigrayan, was singled out and harassed in a number of violent and racially #inflammatory #Facebook posts." CounterPunch.org https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/27/suing-meta-in-kenya/

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The head of the #Tigrayan rebel forces in northern #Ethiopia says the majority of his fighters have disengaged from the frontline.

The Chinese city of #Urumqi in #Xinjiang, where #protests against #Covid restrictions sparked nationwide demonstrations, is further easing its #pandemic controls.

#Tigray #TigrayGenocide #JusticeForTigray #Tigrayan #Tegaru