Ethiopia's Tigray rebels urged to disarm as commander vows to fight on
- An official in Tigray’s new federal-backed administration urged rebel fighters to lay down their weapons Friday, hours after a rebel commander called for continued resistance despite losing the northern Ethiopian region’s capital.
- The calls came nearly three weeks after rebels trying to overthrow the government lost control of Mekelle, Tigray's capital.
- Government-allied fighters entered Mekelle on Oct.
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- An official in Tigray’s new federal-backed administration urged rebel fighters to lay down their weapons Friday, hours after a rebel commander called for continued resistance despite losing the northern Ethiopian region’s capital.
- The calls came nearly three weeks after rebels trying to overthrow the government lost control of Mekelle, Tigray's capital.
- Government-allied fighters entered Mekelle on Oct.
Sources: Al Jazeera, ABC News