Ethiopia deserves support from all peace loving people to end the atrocities of terrorist TPLF in northern Ethiopia

BY SOLOMON DIBABA

 The west is not officially recognizing Ethiopia’s right to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity against a local terrorist force and this is the most appropriate time in which all Ethiopians and citizens of Ethiopian origin in Europe, Africans across the continent, Afro Americans in the US, all Ethiopians in the Middle East and Persian Gulf, all African journalists advocating for Pan Africanism need to rally behind Ethiopia, a country of origins and an important hub for human civilization. Ethiopia is striving to be self-sufficient in food and is ready to export wheat to fellow African countries; the nation’s youth are now engaged in Pan African greening initiative to fight climate change.

Ethiopia is single handedly fighting against international terrorism represented by Al- Shabab. The nation is at the forefront in fighting human trafficking and illegal money laundering and illegal financial transactions in the country and across Africa. Ethiopia deserves to be supported and not sanctioned.

The author of this contribution would like to pay tribute to all Ethiopians, citizens of Ethiopian origin, fellow Africans and friends of Ethiopia for their staunch support for the country in the nation’s attempts to fight off misrepresentation, misinformation and character assassination of its leaders.

It is interesting to take note of a Press Release from the State Department released on the 14th of October 2022 reads “The United States is deeply concerned over reports of increasing violence, loss of life, indiscriminate targeting of civilians, and destruction in the conflict in northern Ethiopia, particularly around Shire in the Tigray region. We call on the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and Eritrean Defense Forces to immediately halt their joint military offensive and for Eritrea to withdraw its forces from northern Ethiopia. We further call on the Tigrayan Defense Forces to cease provocative actions. The fighting since the August 24 operation by the Tigrayan Defense Forces near Kobo in the Amhara Region contributed to the return to hostilities, which greatly increases the risk of atrocities and further human rights abuses.”

Whenever the terrorist group claims to advance at the battle field, the western government and media keep silent and say nothing of the situation but when the Ethiopian defense forces take a legitimate action against a terrorist group in the country, the lamentation is immediate. Moreover, the Release seems to underestimate the capacity of the ENDF and always mentions it along with the Eritrean defense forces trying to international a local issue that is under the jurisdiction of the Ethiopian Government. The Release addresses a terrorist group that has been conducting untold crimes in Amhara and Afar as “Tigrian Defense Forces” as if there are two defense forces in the country. This is tantamount to de-facto recognition of Tigray as a full-fledged state and not a region part of Ethiopia.

On the same day, Alex de Waal who is a longtime supporter of terrorist TPLF in its quest to destroy Ethiopia writes on Responsible Statecraft “After 50 days of day-and-night fighting, the joint Eritrean-Ethiopian federal offensive has ground down Tigrayan defenses to a point of collapse. There’s chatter about peace talks, but sharp disagreement on mediator and agenda. The Tigrayans want an immediate cessation of hostilities and humanitarian access, while the federal government wants to negotiate “without preconditions” — code for allowing its offensive to continue.”

Although Alex made a grave mistake on “joint Eritrean-Ethiopia federal offensive” in an attempt to belittle the capacity of the ENDF and also mentioning the terrorist rag tag army as “Tigray Defenses Forces”, he admits that the doomsday is close by for the terrorist clique. On Wednesday, the United States and Five of its allies issued a joint statement calling for an end to the war against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).

On the 12th of October 2022,, the United States and Five of its allies issued a joint statement calling for an end to the war against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The Joint Statement partially reads “We, Australia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States, are profoundly concerned by the escalation of the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia. We call on the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray regional authorities to immediately halt their military offensives, agree to a cessation of hostilities, allow for unhindered and sustained humanitarian access, and pursue a negotiated settlement through peace talks under an African Union-led process. We also condemn the escalating involvement of Eritrean military forces in northern Ethiopia. We call on Eritrean forces to cease their military operations and withdraw from northern Ethiopia. All foreign actors should cease actions that fuel this conflict.”

Earlier, these countries never uttered a word when terrorist TPLF violated the ceasefire and started war against the people of Ethiopia and the Government but as soon as they knew that the ENDF is liberating vast areas in Tigray, they issued their joint statement for cessation of ceasefire to once more give recess for the terrorist junta to consolidate its forces on Ethiopia for yet another round of attack.

On the 15th of October, 2022, Mr Martin Griffiths, the UN Relief twitted “I am beyond worried about the safety of civilians and humanitarian staff in Shere, Ethiopia. The situation is increasingly tense. I was horrified to learn that two frontline staff were injured in Shelling today. “

All these narratives indicate that the west is legitimizing the terrorist group and is attempting to save and reinstall terrorist TPLF both in Tigray and at the federal level. However, this terrorist group has clearly proved in action that it is the enemy of its own people and is interested only for its wellbeing and would never care even if the entire population in Tigray would perish.

In the future, there is more to be done by way of fixing the traumatic conditions of the victims of war in Amhara, Afar and also the devastating animosity that the terrorist group has sown among the people who have lived together for thousands of years

Editor’s Note: The views entertained in this article do not necessarily reflect the stance of The Ethiopian Herald

The Ethiopian Herald October 20/2022

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