Tigray fighters demobilised and sent home as ‘heroes’
BY BABAGANA JIDDA KANEMPRESS
27TH JULY, 2023
Thousands of fighters in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have been demobilised as part of peace agreement reached in November 2022.
These fighters took part in the civil war in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray.
According to General Tadesse Worde, who was also commander of the Tigray forces in the two-year war against the government, over 55,000 heroes paid sacrifices”.
General Worde these former fighters were sent to their home communities.
All sides, including troops from Eritrea, were accused of rights abuses during the conflict.
About 500,000 people died in the war thus resulting into humanitarian crisis with millions relying on aid.
The suspension of aid by the UN and the US amid reports of looting of food has worsened the situation with continued reports of hunger-related deaths.
