amid a 72 hourultimatumtosurrenderforcesofEthiopia's TigrayinPeople's LiberationFront, TPLFhavedestroyedanairportservingtheancienttownofAxum, stateaffiliatedmediasaidonMonday.
Thetown, a UNESCOWorldHeritagesiteisclaimedbyEthiopians, isoneoftheworld's oldestcentersofChristianity.
LegendhasitJacksonwasoncehometotheQueenofShebaandthat a churchthey'rehousedtheArkoftheCovenant, itshistoryandruins, includingfourthcenturyobelisksfromwhentheaxmightempirewasatitsheight, havealsobean a majortouristdraw.
Buttodayit's embroiledin a conflictthathaskilledhundreds, possiblythousands, thatcontinuestosendrefugeesfleeingfromTigreintoneighboringSudanfromourregioninthebordertownofhandy.
Yetthisrefugeesayspeoplewereshotatbythemilitary.
Thereare a lotofwoundedpeople.
Thereare a lotofpeopleheresufferingfrommalaria, whichthegovernmentofPrimeMinisterAbiomeddenieshittingcivilians, sayingtheyarepursuingthefacilitiesonleadersoftheTPLF.
He's giventheregion's rulingpartyuntilWednesdaytolaydowntheirarmsorface a finalassaultonTiGraceCapitalMyCalais.
Whataboutbuttplfleader, debris, etc.
AndGhabra?
Mickelsaysthatthreatis a coverforgovernmenttroopstoregroupaftersufferingwhathedescribedasdefeatonthreefronts.
EthiopiangovernmenthaspreviouslyaccusedtheTPLFoffatrocitiesduringtheconflict, citingreportsofethnickillingsfromthetownOfmycadre, threeclaimsbyallsidesarehardtoverifybecausephoneandInternetcommunicationshavebeendownandinternationalcallsformediationhavesofarnotgainedanytraction a yearortwoMongolso.
amid a 72 hourultimatumtosurrenderforcesofEthiopia's TigrayinPeople's LiberationFront, TPLFhavedestroyedanairportservingtheancienttownofAxum, stateaffiliatedmediasaidonMonday.
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