{"id":14547,"date":"2022-05-11T21:49:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T21:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/?p=14547"},"modified":"2022-05-11T21:49:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T21:49:57","slug":"bahir-dar-event-a-preparation-for-yet-another-war-on-tigray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/?p=14547","title":{"rendered":"Bahir Dar Event: A Preparation for yet Another War on Tigray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tghat.com\/2022\/05\/11\/bahir-dar-event-a-preparation-for-yet-another-war-on-tigray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tghat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 10 May 2022, a big event was organized in Bahir Dar, Amhara. The event was attended by federal authorities, regional states\u2019 leaders, ENDF military leaders, opposition political parties, Amhara security authorities, religious leaders and other invited guests. The event was bellicose and the talks looked like Ethiopia fought a foreign great power and won. The event, said to be a culmination of the first chapter of the war, presented the genocidal war on Tigray as something from which Ethiopia reaped unity and produced \u201cgreat\u201d heroes. The overall spirit was to prepare the security forces and the public for yet another war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1-35.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14557\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1-35.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/?attachment_id=14557\" class=\"wp-image-14557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1-35.png 1536w, https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1-35-600x287.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14558\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/?attachment_id=14558\" class=\"wp-image-14558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2-1-600x289.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14559\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/?attachment_id=14559\" class=\"wp-image-14559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3.png 1536w, https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3-600x285.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14560\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/?attachment_id=14560\" class=\"wp-image-14560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4.png 1536w, https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4-600x289.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14561\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/?attachment_id=14561\" class=\"wp-image-14561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5.png 1536w, https:\/\/axumawian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5-600x288.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><em>Some participants of the event. Abiy Ahmed special advisor Daniel Kibret, Deputy prime minister Demeke Mekonen, Somali President Mustafa Omer, HoF speaker Agegnehu Teshager, Deputy Chief of staff Abebaw Tadesse, and religious leaders<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opening the event, the Amhara president Yilkal Kefale said \u201cthe event of gratitude and recognition is organized to commemorate the unparalleled sacrifice and heroism that our security forces paid during the existential war and to encourage and prepare them for the next campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Amhara president concluded his speech \u201cI am sure that you, our security forces, using this expression of gratitude and recognition as an encouragement, will wipe out the rest of the force that is a cancer to our county\u2019s security and peace\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"&quot;\u1200\u1308\u122d \u121b\u133d\u1293\u1275 \u121b\u1208\u1275 \u1260\u12f0\u121d \u12a5\u1293 \u1260\u12a0\u1325\u1295\u1275 \u12e8\u121a\u1228\u130b\u1308\u1325 \u1290\u12cd&quot; \u122d\u12a5\u1230 \u1218\u1225\u1270\u12f3\u12f5\u122d \u12ed\u120d\u1243\u120d \u12a8\u134b\u1208 (\u12f6.\u122d)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bm8OuHHsG_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Demeke Mekonen, Ethiopia\u2019s deputy prime minister, on his part, said that there is war coming and that \u201cthe time now is when we should combine forces and not scatter it by engaging in different agendas\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"&quot;\u120d\u12e9 \u1280\u12ed\u120d\u1363\u121a\u120a\u123b\u1293 \u134b\u1296 \u12e8\u12a0\u12ed\u1260\u1308\u122c\u1290\u1275 \u12a5\u1293 \u12e8\u12a0\u1275\u1295\u12a9\u129d \u1263\u12ed\u1290\u1275 \u1270\u121d\u1233\u120c\u1276\u127d \u1293\u1278\u12cd&quot; \u12a0\u1276 \u12f0\u1218\u1240 \u1218\u12ae\u1295\u1295\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DwioucvSIe4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abiy Ahmed was not present during the opening event, but he was shown on Amhara TV today awarding military leaders and giving speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u1320\u1245\u120b\u12ed \u121a\u1292\u1235\u1275\u122d \u12d0\u1262\u12ed \u12a0\u1215\u1218\u12f5 (\u12f6\/\u122d) \u1260\u1263\u1215\u122d\u12f3\u1229 \u12e8\u12a5\u12cd\u1245\u1293 \u1218\u12f5\u1228\u12ad \u120b\u12ed \u12eb\u12f0\u1228\u1309\u1275 \u1295\u130d\u130d\u122d\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kmLJ8avLDbo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Events and Preparations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abiy Ahmed recently visited what he called military drills in undisclosed location in Amhara state. From the photos, it looks somewhere in Gondar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbiyAhmedAli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AbiyAhmedAli<\/a>  together with high level federal and regional officials as well as ENDF Generals reviewed the joint military preparedness drill of the Western Command in the Amhara region. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UkdEJvICBQ\">pic.twitter.com\/UkdEJvICBQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Office of the Prime Minister &#8211; Ethiopia (@PMEthiopia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMEthiopia\/status\/1522893896522604547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ethiopia\u2019s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Suleiman Dedefo, blamed TPLF for not grabbing the \u201chumanitarian truce\u201d and said the only way for Ethiopia to achieve peace is to wipe out the TPLF through war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"am\" dir=\"ltr\">\u1208\u1230\u120b\u121d \u12d5\u12f5\u120d \u1208\u1218\u1235\u1320\u1275\u1293 \u12e8\u12d5\u122d\u12f3\u1273 \u12ae\u122a\u12f0\u1229\u1295 \u1208\u1218\u12ad\u1348\u1275 \u1260\u1218\u1295\u130d\u1225\u1275 \u12e8\u1273\u12c8\u1300\u12cd\u1295 \u1270\u12a9\u1235 \u12a0\u1241\u121d \u1215\u12c8\u1283\u1275 \u1208\u1326\u122d\u1290\u1275 \u12dd\u130d\u1305\u1275 \u1270\u1320\u1245\u121e\u1260\u1275 \u12dd\u130d\u1305\u1271\u1295 \u12a0\u1320\u1293\u1246\u12a0\u120d\u1362 \u12e8\u12f5\u122d\u12f5\u122d \u1273\u122a\u12ad \u12e8\u120c\u1208\u12cd \u12ed\u1205 \u12a8\u1203\u12f2 \u1261\u12f5\u1295 \u1208\u1230\u120b\u121b\u12ca \u1218\u134d\u1275\u1214 \u1348\u1345\u121e \u134d\u120b\u130e\u1275 \u12a5\u1295\u12f0\u120c\u1208\u12cd \u12a0\u1228\u130b\u130d\u1326\u12a0\u120d!<\/p>&mdash; Suleiman Dedefo (@SuleimanDedefo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuleimanDedefo\/status\/1522932965730365441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tigray Blockade<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the declaration of \u201chumanitarian truce\u201d on 24 Mar 2022&nbsp;, only a trickle of aid has entered Tigray. Tigray remains in total blockade, communications blackout and shutdown of all services. This despite Tigrayan forces fulfilling every demand from the Ethiopia and the international community. Amhara and Eritrean forces remain occupying Tigrayan territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has also been some report of clashes between Tigrayan and Eritrean forces on the Eritrean-occupied Tigrayan territories. Eritrea is connected both with Amhara and Afar and has been training Amhara forces in Eritrea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The refusal to allow humanitarian aid, the military drills, the trainings, the Eritrean attacks and this event and the call on the Ethiopian and Amhara security forces and the general public to prepare for another war make it clear that yet another war on Tigray is coming soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Tghat On 10 May 2022, a big event was organized in Bahir Dar, Amhara. 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