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Tigray residents support Ethiopian government after region retaken

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Tigray residents support Ethiopian government after region retaken

Residents of Tigray expressed relief and supported the federal government after the region was retaken from the remnants of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. In Adi Gudem, they called for peace, the return of essential services and the resumption of economic activity, according to Fanamc.

Residents of several localities in the Tigray region expressed their support for the Ethiopian federal government after the region was retaken from the last elements of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), according to Fanamc. They expressed hope that peace, stability and normal daily life would return.

In Adi Gudem, in south-eastern Tigray, residents denounced the TPLF and called for lasting peace. The gatherings came after the recapture of Mekelle by the Ethiopian federal army, reported in an earlier episode of the offensive against the Tigrayan movement.

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