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Peace deal ending Ethiopia’s Tigray war yet to dispel fear of more atrocities (Washington Post)

Post by sarcasm » 25 Jan 2023, 09:59

NAIROBI — A three-month-old peace deal in Ethiopia has revived humanitarian aid and restored telephone links and electricity to the northern region of Tigray, but many families there are still fearful because of the continued presence of soldiers from neighboring Eritrea, blamed for a wave of atrocities during the two-year war.

Despite widespread reports of a pullout by the Eritreans, who have supported Ethiopian government forces, residents in three Tigrayan cities said in interviews that they had seen Eritrean soldiers as recently as Tuesday. Others said family members in rural areas had informed them that soldiers there also had not left.

“We are not at peace when we live in fear,” said one resident, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.

This weekend, an ostentatious convoy of hundreds of vehicles carrying Eritrean soldiers drove north through Tigray, raising hopes among some residents that the soldiers were finally withdrawing. Soldiers blared horns and waved Eritrean flags, according to a video shared with The Washington Post, and taunting messages were inscribed on the sides of the trucks. “We are savage to our enemies,” read one.

A video obtained by The Washington Post shows Eritrean troops driving through Tigray in a honking convoy. (Video: Obtained by The Washington Post)

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