Ethiopian prime minister says he will lead soldiers against rebels from front lines
The prime minister of Ethiopia on Monday said he would mobilize the military and lead soldiers on the front lines against rebels advancing toward the capital.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the news through a Twitter post, writing that "this is a time when leading a country with martyrdom is needed," according to the Associated Press.
"Let's meet at the battlefront," said Ahmed, who reportedly held an executive meeting earlier in the day, where his defense minister announced that security forces were also preparing for "special measures and tactics."
Ethiopia has been embroiled in a civil war for more than a year that has killed tens of thousands of people and left millions displaced from their homes. Most of the fighting has taken place inside of the province Tigray in northern Ethiopia, where the Ethiopian military and neighboring country and ally Eritrea have been accused of human rights violation.
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