🚨 Drone strike hits residential area in Mekelle as tensions rise between TPLF and
@AbiyAhmedAli regime
A drone strike hit a residential area of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray Region, in the early hours of August 20, amid mounting tensions between the TPLF and the Abiy regime.
Amanuel Assefa, vice president of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which rules the state, told AFP the drone hit the city of Mekelle early on Thursday.
“There was a drone strike today in the city. It targeted a residential area … I don’t have details on casualties yet,” he said.
An AFP journalist in Mekelle said residents had confirmed the strike. The strike comes two days after another drone strike was reported near Mekelle on August 18.