The Tigray Interim Administration confirmed the presence of Eritrean troops taking control of a wide-area of land in Ethiopia\u2019s northern Tigray region.<\/p>\n
The presence of Eritrean troops in Tigray is true and can not be refuted and the Interim Administration of Tigray has held a strong position on their immediate withdrawal, Head of the Interim Administration Office Gebremeskel Kassa told the BBC Amharic News Service. \u00a0
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\nThe head said parts of the Tigray territory is also occupied by Special Forces and Militia of Amhara Regional State, Gebremeskel said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Interim Administration also is demanding these territories are freed. We will not accept a centimetre less of territory of the Tigray region that was governed by the former Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF)\u201d he claimed. <\/p>\n
He said the Interim Administration will claim the Tigray Regional State with all its territories stated in the constitution. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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