Pro-government forces have regained control of the capital of Tigray, they said on Sunday, dealing a major setback to the opposition alliance that rules the northern Ethiopian region.
The Tigray Peace Forces, a pro-government militia, said in a post on Facebook that its fighters controlled Mekelle.
A source close to the militia had earlier told Reuters it entered the centre of the city on Saturday afternoon, followed by the Ethiopian military.
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which leads the opposition alliance, said in a statement it had retreated from the capital and that the regional government would be “temporarily moved out of Mekelle and operate from somewhere else”.