Ethiopian general admits Eritrean troops entered Tigray Thu 07th January 2021 | 01:50 AM
Addis Ababa, Jan 6 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Jan, 2021 ) :A top-ranking member of Ethiopia s army confirmed that troops from neighbouring Eritrea entered the northern Tigray region during the conflict there, in a video seen by AFP on Wednesday.
Ethiopia s Federalgovernment has long denied persistent claims that Eritrean troops were in Tigray, where Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched a military offensive against dissident regional leaders in November that left thousands dead.
But Major General Belay Seyoum, the head of the Ethiopian army s northern division, went against those denials in a video dated from the end of December which emerged on social media Wednesday.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said he was sending more soldiers to secure Ethiopia's restive Benishangul-Gumuz area after armed gunmen killed more than 100 civilians.