the conflict. in recent weeks, the have been moving from the northern tigray region into amhara state, which lies along its southern border, as well as the afar state to tigray s east. the united states and the united nations have called on the tigrayan forces to leave the region. the bbc s kalkidan yibeltal gave us the latest from the ethiopian capital, addis ababa. the region is now one of the hotspots of this conflict, which is in its ninth month now. we travelled to the region s capital, which is more than 100 miles away from the front lines, but the war is evident. the war is very visible. it is in the foreground. we have seen quite a number of mobilisations of malicious and youths joining the army or the regional forces, the armed forces. preparing and supporting the war effort. so now, as i said, nine months on we are seeing