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Several Ethiopian armed opposition groups to form alliance

The New Arab 05 Nov 2021

The signing in Washington on Friday includes the Tigray forces that have been fighting Ethiopian and allied forces, as well as the Oromo Liberation Army now fighting alongside the Tigray forces and seven other groups from around the country ... A spokesman for the Oromo Liberation Army, Odaa Tarbii, confirmed the new alliance.

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German Acting Foreign Minister Calls for Cessation of Hostilities in Ethiopia

Urdu Point 05 Nov 2021

"The conflict in northern Ethiopia has dangerously escalated a year after its eruption ... He called on the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) to stop the offensive, and on the Ethiopian government to end airstrikes and calls for the mobilization ... ....

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US envoy in Ethiopia amid escalation of armed conflict

Anadolu Agency 05 Nov 2021

Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels have ... Meanwhile, reports said the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) claimed to have captured Kemissie, a town 360 kilometers (224 miles) north of Addis Ababa, but it remains difficult for Anadolu Agency to independently verify those claims.

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AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT

The News-Gazette 05 Nov 2021

Biden administration sues Texas over new voting restrictions ... 4 ... The signing in Washington on Friday includes the Tigray forces that have been fighting Ethiopian and allied forces, as well as the Oromo Liberation Army now fighting alongside the Tigray forces and seven other groups from around the country. The alliance is forming as U.S ... EXPLAINER ... .

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Tigray Rebels Seize Ethiopia's City of Kemise - Tigray External Affairs Office

Urdu Point 04 Nov 2021

Rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) together with the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) have occupied the Ethiopian town of Kemise located only 139 miles away from the capital of Addis Ababa, Tigray External Affairs Office spokesman Kindeya Gebrehiwot said on Thursday.

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Abiy Ahmed: from peacemaker to warmonger

Business Day 04 Nov 2021

The Oromo Liberation Army, a guerrilla force drawn from former ethnic Oromo supporters, has joined the attack on the government.  ... For some Oromo, it was the day before Abiy got his peace prize, when he opened the refurbished palace of 19th century Emperor Menelik II.

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Germany calls for immediate end to hostilities in Ethiopia

Anadolu Agency 04 Nov 2021

“The Tigray People’s Liberation Front and its allies, including the Oromo Liberation Army, must end their offensive without delay." ... Ethiopia declared a state of emergency on Monday, as the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) made military gains in the Amhara region, adjacent to Tigray region.

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Captured Ethiopian government soldiers and allied militia members line up after being paraded by Tigray forces through the streets in open-top trucks, as they arrived to be taken to a detention center in Mekele, the capital of the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia Friday, Oct. 22, 2021.

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Ethiopian capital could fall in 'months if not weeks' — rebels

The Jordan Times 04 Nov 2021

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which has been fighting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government for a year, has claimed significant territorial gains in recent days, along with its ally the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) ... International alarm Abiy sent troops into Tigray a year ago in response, he said, to TPLF attacks on army camps.

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A year into war, fate of Tigrayan federal forces still a mystery

Ghana Web 04 Nov 2021

“Initially, my father … was presented with a seven-page long criminal charge including sending supplies to TPLF, participation in ethnic killings in western Tigray, treason, association with the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebel group and planning terror attacks,” said Simon.

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Rebel march on Ethiopia capital to worsen humanitarian crisis: US

Urdu Point 04 Nov 2021

The warning came after the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebel group announced late ... Spokesman Getachew Reda said the TPLF was working in the area alongside the Oromo Liberation Army rebel group, which this week predicted Addis Ababa could fall in a matter of weeks.

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Efforts towards ceasefire in Ethiopia grow amid deepening conflict

The Irish Times 04 Nov 2021

Neighbouring countries are among those calling for an end to hostilities ... State of emergency ... The Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) ruled Ethiopia for nearly three decades before Mr Abiy came to power in 2018 ... Allied with them is the Oromo Liberation Army, whoich says it is they arefighting to “stabilise the country” ... .

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Video: Ethiopia’s State of Emergency

GlobalResearch 04 Nov 2021

On November 3rd, the country is in a state of emergency, with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and their allies marching towards the capital – Addis Ababa ... The true reason is that the government is struggling to fight against the TPLF and their principal ally, the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) ... Note to readers ... etc. SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT.. PayPal.

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A year on, Ethiopia decimated by civil war

Al Jazeera 04 Nov 2021

... the government said was an attack on federal army camps ... Allied fighters from the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), at war with the Ethiopian army in the Oromia region since 2019, now openly patrol entire districts in the region and have reportedly threatened to march on Addis Ababa.

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Urgent efforts to calm Ethiopia as war reaches one-year mark

Springfield News-Sun 04 Nov 2021

Tigray forces spokesman Getachew Reda in a tweet late Wednesday claimed they had “joined hands” with another armed group, the Oromo Liberation Army, to seize the city of Kemisse even closer to the capital.

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Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the situation in Ethiopia

Reliefweb 04 Nov 2021

The EU is particularly worried about the recent escalation of fighting in the Amhara region and the military advances of the TPLF and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), as well as aerial bombardment by the Ethiopian Airforce of Mekelle, all of which risk dragging the country further ...