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Ethiopia PM orders final offensive against Tigray leaders in Mekele

Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, stands during an event to honour the national defence forces in Addis Ababa, on November 17, 2020. [AFP]

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday ordered Ethiopia's army to launch a final offensive against Tigray's leaders in their regional capital Mekele, saying the window for their surrender had expired.

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