Ethiopia 'Ready to Use Tanks, Artillery' to Capture City of Mekelle From Rebel Tigray Forces - Sputnik International

The spokesman for Ethiopia's government military forces said on Sunday that they will "use tanks, artillery" to capture the city of Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region, from TPLF forces.

    "The next phases are the decisive part of the operation, which is to encircle Mekelle using tanks, finishing the battle in the mountainous areas and advancing to the fields,” military spokesman Colonel Dejene Tsegaye told the state-run Ethiopia Broadcasting Corporation, as quoted by Reuters.

The Ethiopian military warned civilians about the possible use of artillery on the city.