Tigrayan Forces Parade Ethiopian Soldiers Through Regional Capital - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM Thousands of captured Ethiopian government soldiers were marched through Mekelle to prison on Friday, as crowds jeered and applauded. Tigray fighters swiftly defeated the government this week, in a civil...

Ethiopian POW. Abiy is utterly humiliated. So much for we withdrew

Amharas have been making that argument, but Tigrayans are a committed bunch, and they will make it work. In terms of access to the sea, Port Sudan is a good candidate granted they reached the Sudanese border. Ethiopians have been self-segregating for a few years now, Amharas have been uprooted from their homes in Oromia, and the southern states. Tigray merchants attacked and robbed Amhara. And Somalis, some of whom didn't speak Somalis, were violently kicked out of Oromia by Muslim Oromos. The point being, regions are becoming less and less diverse. The level of animosity and hatred among the general public has become very entrenched. Even some Amharas are beginning to say let's secure our land, and get ready for the possibility of Ethiopia breaking up. I personally think trying to keep Ethiopia is basically delaying the inevitable. The history of Ethiopia is one group oppressing the rest. Somalis have a better chance of learning to live together peacefully and equitably.

Or we can also expect the federal parliament to change the constitution and revoke article 39.

LOL

Every military conflict needs a mythical hero. You gotta admire this though

The war was an expensive one too as acknowledged by him. How would such negotiation look like? At this stage, every Tigrayan wants independence, every Amhara wants a very centralized state, and there's the issue of the border dispute. And then there's the Oromo factor.

TPF were junior partners during the Derg. The heavy lifting was done by Eritreans.

Abiy says he only sent ENDF to Mekelle make it irrelevant. It is no longer center of gravity.

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Eritrea withdrew troops. Tigray captured more towns. They are heading to Amhara controlled areas and Sudan-Tigray border.

Galbeedi,

Galbeedi, In politics, perception is everything. This looks like a loss for Abiy. On the plus side, the Amhara diaspora is barking like hell

Statement by TPLF

Apparently, some Ethiopian military units are handing their weapons to Tigray forces. There are reports of gunfire in Addis Abeba. Does anyone think Afwerki set up Abiy. United Ethiopia was never in his interest.