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Ethiopia's government retakes Mekelle after opposition fighters withdraw from Tigray capital

Ethiopia's government retakes Mekelle after opposition fighters withdraw from Tigray capital
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Government-allied fighters entered Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, a witness said Sunday, after the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front announced its withdrawal following renewed fighting. The TPLF last month seized the Mekelle airport and the city, one of Ethiopia’s...

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