Yonas Nigussie

More Cannon Fodder Readied for Ethiopia’s War on Tigray

#Ethiopia — which lost hundreds of thousands of troops in #Tigray — is now deploying a new wave of conscripts, men sent into wars they barely understand. Their only mission being to rape more Tigrayan women and kill more defenseless children.

Eritrea Succession: A War Waiting to Happen The highly personalized nature of the Eritrea regime has allowed Isaias Afwerki to remain in power for decades, but there’s neither a plan nor an institutional mechanism to stabilize the country when ...

Eritrea Succession: a War Waiting to Happen

Should #Eritrea’s longtime dictator, Isaias Afwerki, die or otherwise be incapacitated, the regime he built around his personal rule could crumble from within, creating knock-on effects that risk destabilizing the wider region.

What General Tsadkan and his cohorts willfully ignore is that once #Tigray is defeated and disarmed, what would stop Ethiopia, #Eritrea and Amhara forces from attacking it again? They don’t seem to care if Tigray is destroyed by Abiy’s genocidal army, as long as they get to rule whatever remains. 2/

Tsadkan’s Logic: Facilitating Swift ENDF Victory to Save Tigray

General Tsadkan Gebretensae says they’ll work to facilitate a swift ENDF victory if the looming war on #Tigray materializes. Adding that since TPLF has breached Pretoria, #Ethiopia has the responsibility to intervene militarily. 1/

Sudan civil war: Ethiopia's, UAE's role under scrutiny A report by Reuters revealed that Ethiopia is hosting a facility used to train Sudan's RSF paramilitary forces, with backing from the UAE. The UN says the war has killed over 40,000 and displaced mill...

Sudan Civil War: Ethiopia’s, UAE’s Role Under Scrutiny

A report by Reuters revealed that #Ethiopia is hosting a facility used to train #Sudan’s RSF paramilitary forces, with backing from the UAE. The UN says the war has killed over 40,000 and displaced millions of People.

Tanks and armored vehicles are confined to roads, making them highly vulnerable to Anti-Tank Guided Missiles and mines from hidden high-ground defenders. Artillery is hindered by terrain masking—complicating target acquisition. Thus, maneuver collapses into slow, high‑risk, near‑frontal assaults. 4/

The use of precision‑guided munitions delivered by UAVs or #Ethiopia’s newly acquired Russian‑made fourth‑generation fighter jets and bombers in defended mountain battles creates a major cost asymmetry: the price of each strike often far exceeds the value of the target it destroys or neutralizes. 3/

Attacking well-defended mountain positions through combined arms maneuver is exceptionally difficult, as the terrain often negates the advantages of traditional, tech-heavy forces (armor, mechanized infantry) while amplifying the effectiveness of defensive, infantry-centric or guerilla tactics. 2/

Combined Arms In Tigray’s Mountain Strongholds

Ethiopia, preparing for what it hopes will be a swift victory through combined‑arms maneuver, has mobilized nearly its entire army. Yet the real test is whether it can overcome #Tigray’s deeply fortified and mountainous terrain. 1/

Ethiopia Mobilizes Nearly Its Entire Army Toward Tigray

#Ethiopia, aiming for a swift victory through combined‑arms maneuver, has mobilized nearly its entire army. In a mobilization not seen since the 1998–2000 #Eritrea war, up to 75% of the #ENDF is already redeployed — or en route — to #Tigray.

African Union chair says ‘extermination’ of Palestinians must stop Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairman of African Union Commission, says the "extermination" of the Palestinian people must end.

AU’s Newfound Concern Exposes Its Double Standard

The AU — the same institution that collaborated with the genocidal Ethiopian and Eritrean regimes as they carried out the extermination of nearly one million people in #Tigray — now declares that the “extermination” of Palestinian people must stop.

“ዝግበር ኲናት ብጣዕሚ ሓጺር፣ ብንእሽተይ ዋጋ ዝፍታሕ ክንገብሮ ኣለና።”

— ጀኔራል ጻድቃን ወልደትንሳኤ

In Western #Tigray, the Northwestern Command (led by Lieutenant General Birhanu Bekele) has been reinforced by the 5th and 8th mechanized divisions and the redeployed Western Command, previously stationed in Wollega. #ENDF’s Central Command is also expected to be redeployed to Tigray soon. 4/

In the Afar direction, a combined #ENDF army command—comprised of the Southern Command (led by Lieutenant General Solomon Etefa) and the Northeastern Command (led by Lieutenant General Asefa Chekol)—is at full combat readiness and approaching #Tigray from the east via Chifra. 3/

In the Southern #Tigray direction, two #ENDF commands stretching across the Dessie–Woldia–Kobo corridor are moving toward Raya. Two additional large forces—made up of Republican Guard units and the 3rd and 8th mechanized divisions—have achieved combat readiness in North Shewa. 2/

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Ethiopia at Final Stages of Readiness to Invade Tigray

Kinfe Gebreyohannes, a leader of Baytona, a Tigray opposition party, says the Ethiopian National Defense Force is nearing full operational readiness. According to him, almost the entire army is approaching #Tigray from multiple directions. 1/

“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

― Winston Churchill

“ረመፅ ድጉል ቃልሲ ተባሪዑ፣
ገዋሕታ ናይ የካቲት ማዕበል፣
ባርዕ እዩ እሳተጎመራ፣
ሽግ ደደቢት ወርቃዊ ነበልባል።”

— እያሱ በርሀ (ለካቲት ኣዴና)

Ethiopians Hagos Gebrhiwet and Laice Chemnung win the Mitja Marató de Barcelona Ethiopians Hagos Gebrhiwet and Laice Chemnung win the Mitja Marató de Barcelona

Tigray’s Hagos Gebrehiwet Wins Barcelona Half Marathon

#Tigray’s Hagos Gebrehiwet — the 2016 Olympic 5,000m bronze medalist and world 5km champion — not only claimed victory (in 58:05) but also set the fastest half‑marathon time in the world so far this year.

“ለካቲት ኣዴና ፣ ወርቃዊት ዕለትና።”

— ተጋዳላይ ልጃለም ታረቀ

Ethiopia Reenlists Ex-Soldiers as Tigray Tensions Rise

Amid preparations for a renewed military campaign in #Tigray, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) has issued a call for all personnel who left the service over the past three years to re-enlist.

የዓለም ጤና ድርጅት በአማራ ክልል በጤና ባለሙያዎች ላይ የሚፈፀመው ጥቃት በአስቸኳይ በገለልተኛ ወገን እንዲመረመር ጠየቀ - BBC News አማርኛ የዓለም ጤና ድርጅት በአማራ ክልል በጤና ባለሙያዎች ላይ የሚፈፀመው ጥቃት በአስቸኳይ በገለልተኛ ወገን እንዲመረመር ጠየቀ

WHO Raises Alarm Over Attacks on Health Workers In Amhara

“Since the conflict began in #Ethiopia’s #Amhara region, there have been disturbing reports of health workers being targeted — detained, beaten, and killed,” said World Health Organization Director‑General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

“ጌታቸውና ቢጤዎቹ ስምረት የሚባል ፓርቲን ጨምሮ፤ አብይ አህመድን ሲተባበሩ፣ ከአብይ ጎን ሲሰለፉ፣ የዘር ፍጅት ፕሮጀክት አስፈፃሚዎች ናቸው።”

— ቴዎድሮስ ፀጋዬ

“እንሆ፡ ካብ ሕጂ ዅሎም ወለዶ ብጽእቲ ኺብሉኒ እዮም።”

— ወንጌል ሉቃስ 1፡48

“በትግራይ ክልል የአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ ይታወጅ።”

— ወ/ሮ ኬሪያ ኢብራሂም

Ethiopia Ramps Up Military Deployment to Tigray

Ethiopia, in what appears to be final preparation for a new offensive against #Tigray, is sending major reinforcements to the Region —from artillery units to KAMAZ 53949 Typhoon‑K MRAVs, BM‑21 MLRS, WZ534 AFVs and WZ551 APCs fitted with 122mm cannons.

“ተመዛበልቲ ምምላስ፤ ማእከላዊ መንግስቲ ተቃውሞ ነይሩዎ አይፈልጥን።”

— ጀኔራል ጻድቃን ወልደትንሳኤ

ENDF Playbook: Siege Tigray, Intimidate Its People

On 22 Nov 2020, army spokesman Col. Dejene Tsegaye said #Ethiopian troops had encircled #Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, with tanks, urging residents to distance themselves from the ‘junta’ and adding that ‘after this warning, there will be no mercy.’

4. Narrative framing: Official discourse and allied media portrayed #Tigrayans as “rebels”, “weeds” and a “cancer in the body politic”. This language dehumanized the population and normalized collective punishment. Such framing dampened calls for intervention and accountability. 5/

3. Physical blockades: Road closures, territorial occupation and blocked aid routes physically isolated the region. #Tigray became a space where violence was difficult to observe or escape, allowing atrocities to unfold largely beyond international scrutiny. 4/