The Nobel laureate, Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abijah decided to finally put an end to separatism in the breakaway province of Tigray. For this, he is holding talks with Turkey on the supply of combat drones “Bayraktar,” which have demonstrated their effectiveness in the Karabakh war.
It should be noted that the causes of the conflict was the long-standing confrontation between the government of Abia Ahmed Ali and the authorities of the autonomous region in the face of the ruling party there Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Abijah Ahmed Ali from the beginning of his term of prime minister has sought to reduce the influence of the TPLF. In response, the TPLF ignored certain federal acts and instructions in the region.
The fighting between the TPLF and the federal government began with the attacks on November 4 last year in the framework of the Northern Command and the headquarters of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces in the Tigray region of the security forces of the TPLF and the Ethiopian army offensive to Tigray. Confederate forces captured the capital Mekele Tiger November 28, after which the Prime Minister announced Abijah operation in Tigray “as over.” In late November, the TPLF has said it will continue fighting as long as “invaders” will not go away.
However, the June 28, 2021 during the offensive the rebels left Mekele, Ethiopian troops, entered the city tygrayskie troops. August 5, 2021 tygrayskie troops took the town of Lalibela in Amhara region.
In its analytical computation Dutch edition of Trouw writes that developed separatist military success forced the Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abia search for new ways to counter. August 18, Abijah, Ahmed went to Turkey, where he held talks with President Erdogan.
The official report indicated that during the negotiations the development of relations between Turkey and Ethiopia were discussed. However, some experts believe that the main theme of the secret negotiations were the issues of deliveries of combat drones “Bayraktar.” The outcome of these negotiations is unknown, but in the case of their success, “Bajraktari” may put an end to the bloody separatism in another part of the globe.