Tigray's former rulers back in Mekelle, Ethiopian government declares ceasefire
India TodayThe former rulers of Ethiopia's Tigray region said on Monday they were back in control of the regional capital Mekelle after nearly eight months of fighting, and the government which ousted them declared a unilateral ceasefire with immediate effect. Ethiopia's government said it was declaring a ceasefire following a request from the interim regional administration in Tigray, which Addis Ababa appointed after ousting TPLF forces. "Until all our enemies leave Tigray, we will fight," Liya Kassa, another TPLF spokesperson, said in an audio statement posted late on Monday on the Facebook page of the party-affiliated Tigrai Media House. The UN children's agency accused Ethiopian government troops of dismantling satellite equipment in UNICEF's office in Mekelle on Monday.