Ethiopian Forces Recapture Strategic Towns

Ethiopian forces have announced the recapturing of two strategic towns of Dessie and Kombolcha from Tigrayan fighters.

Dessie city and the trade and industry corridor city, Kombolcha have been freed by the joint gallant security forces, the latest in a round of territorial gains claimed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration.

Forces aligned with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, TPLF, had taken control of the towns, and threatened an advance to the capital, Addis Ababa.

Reports say the Tigrayan forces had sustained heavy losses and were unable to cope with the strike by allied forces.