I have a friend whose brother is in the army and she told me horrible scenes how the TPLF attacked at night and in some instances simply massacred the troops while sleeping just to get their hardware. Even the TPLF itself has many times admitted on Tigray TV that it got hold of the northern command military hardware. How can a local militia get hold of the army's hardware? TPLF says the northern command willingly did that. If you believe this nonsense then your IQ is not 63 but 36 for real. So all facts and witnesses from different sources including from the TPLF itself clearly point to the fact the crime TPLF committed against the army stationed in Tigray. This is a declaration of war on the Ethiopian state. Now TPLF has to face the consequences. The army is so motivated and furious. Many Ethiopians are very angry and supporting the army in everything. It looks like this time the TPLF started a fight with the wrong guy.
Ethiopian commandos started the whole thing, yet you never mentioned this. Are you taking us for fools feeding such garbage to us?
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BREAKING: Ethiopia’s failed “Surgical Strike” commando raid to remove the Tigray leadership
November 5, 2020 Martin Plaut Ethiopia, News
Very early Wednesday morning aircraft carrying Ethiopian commandos took off on a mission to eliminate the Tigrayan leadership.
Ethiopian sources suggest that the force was airlifted into Mekelle in two helicopters and an Antonov from Bahr Dar, to try and seize the TPLF leadership at a hotel.
Social media reports that the hotel in question was the Planet.
The commandos landed without a problem and drove into Mekelle, seizing control of the hotel.
But the intelligence they were operating from was faulty. The Tigrayan leaders they were seeking were not there. The commandos then withdrew.
It is not clear if the unit was involved in any fighting.
But after the failed raid, Tigrean forces took over the Ethiopian National Defence Force camp (the Northern Command barracks for Mekelle) near the airport (when there was some fighting), as well as taking control of the airport itself.
It is not clear if the commando raid preceded Prime Minister Abiy’s claim of a TPLF attack on the Northern Command barracks. But there had already been some fighting in Western Tigray by then between Amhara Special Forces and Tigrean troops.
Ethiopians report Prime Minister Abiy as saying that aircraft had been sent to Tigray to “deliver new notes” – presumably cover for the unsuccessful raid.
The official Ethiopian position is that the TPLF leaders must surrender; no discussions possible.
Very early Wednesday morning aircraft carrying Ethiopian commandos took off on a mission to eliminate the Tigrayan leadership. Ethiopian sources...
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