Ethiopian PM Urges ‘Eligible Citizens’ to Join Army and Fight Tigray Forces

Ethiopian PM Urges ‘Eligible Citizens’ to Join Army and Fight Tigray Forces
Youth joining the Ethiopian National Defense Force are escorted to Meskel Square in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on July 27, 2021. AP Photo/File
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has urged eligible citizens on Tuesday to join the military and end its conflict with rebels in the Tigray region “once and for all.”

“Now is the right time for all capable Ethiopians who are of age to join the Defence Forces, Special Forces and militias to show your patriotism,” Ahmed’s office said in an Aug. 10 statement.

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