FILE PHOTO: Debretsion Gebremichael, Tigray Regional President, attends the funeral ceremony of Ethiopia's Army Chief of Staff Seare Mekonnen in Mekele, Tigray Region, Ethiopia June 26, 219. Picture taken June 26, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo/File Photo
(Reuters) - Former guerrilla radio operator Debretsion Gebremichael, leader of Ethiopia's rebellious northern forces, says he is still fighting close to the Tigray capital of Mekelle after government troops captured it following nearly a month of conflict.
The 57-year-old has cast the conflict as resistance to a push by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to centralise power, which the government denies, accusing his movement of revolt.
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