Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Say 1,000 Ethiopian Soldiers Freed From Captivity

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Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Say 1,000 Ethiopian Soldiers Freed From Captivity

[Nation] The Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) has announced release of 1,000 Ethiopian government soldiers who had been in captivity for weeks.

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