The Ethiopian government said it has surrounded Tigray’s regional capital, but the dissident TPLF has denied the reports. The three-week conflict has destabilized both Ethiopia and the wider region. Ethiopian federal forces on Monday encircled the Tigray regional capital Mekele, according to a government spokesman. The development came after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed issued a 72-hour surrender ultimatum directed at the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) on Sunday. “The beginning of the end is within reach,” government spokesman Redwan Hussein said, after nearly three weeks of fighting that has destabilized both Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa. Ethiopia gives Tigray rebels 72 hours to surrender
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