From Gashena, Meqet, Mekelle; "Fano Has Settled in Asmara," the General; "GERD Lake Drill for Assab"; The Closed Diplomats' Office; The Scattered Paper and Multitude
ከጋሸና - መቄት- መቀለ፣ “ፋኖ አስመራ ሰፍሯል” ጄኔራሉ፣ “ለአሰብ የህዳሴው ሃይቅ ልምምድ”፣ የተዘጋው የዲፕሎማቶች ቢሮ፣ የተበተነው ወረቀትና ብዘት Ethio Forum discusses Gashena, Meqet and Mekelle, a general's claim that Fano has settled in Asmara, what it calls a GERD lake drill for Assab, a closed diplomats' office, and the scattered paper and multitude.
Background: Gashena and Meket (Meqet) sit on the North Wollo corridor linking Woldia, Lalibela and Debre Tabor; Fano's Menelik 1st Command has claimed captures in Meket including Debre Zebit and Agrit, which Mereja Media could not independently confirm and which the federal army has not commented on. Mekelle, taken by federal forces in early October 2026, saw Tigrinya leaflets appear in early November while phone lines failed in several northern towns, according to mereja.com. Eritrea's information ministry has published statements it attributes to Ethiopian generals naming Assab as the destination beyond Mekelle; Ethiopia's government presents Red Sea access as an existential interest and has said it prefers negotiation, while Eritrea treats Assab talk as a sovereignty threat. Diplomatic ties between Ethiopia and Eritrea were already severed with mutual expulsions; Ethio Forum's "Fano has settled in Asmara" and "GERD lake drill for Assab" lines are the channel's framing and are not independently confirmed here.
Source: Ethio Forum
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