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Ethiopia urges citizens to join armed forces as conflict spreads

By Ayenat Mersie
FILE PHOTO: A burned tank stands near the town of Adwa, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo

(Corrects to specify that the prime minister’s statement did mention the ceasefire)

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Ethiopia's government on Tuesday urged citizens to join the fight against resurgent Tigrayan forces now pushing beyond their own region in a nine-month-old war that has sparked a major refugee crisis.

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