A pro-government soldier standing guard on a street in Ethiopia's Tigray region on Sunday

Rebel forces in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region have said they have temporarily withdrawn from the regional capital, Mekelle, as fighting with the national army moves towards the city.

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which has been running the region, said it decised to leave because of conce

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