US calls for Eritrean, Ethiopian troops withdrawal from war-torn Tigray
Eritrean refugees at Mai Aini Refugee camp, in Ethiopia, on January 30, 2021. Nearly 100,000 refugees from Eritrea were registered in four camps in Tigray when fighting erupted last November between Abiy Ahmed's government and the regional ruling party, TPLF. PHOTO | EDUARDO SOTERAS | AFP
The United States on Saturday called for an end to hostilities and withdrawal of forces from the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US is “gravely concerned by reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating situation in the Tigray region.”
