Tigrayan rebels retake the town of Lalibela, residents say, days after authorities in Addis Ababa claimed to have recaptured it
The development comes days after authorities in Addis Ababa claimed to have recaptured Lalibela from the rebels.
Tigrayan fighters "are in the town centre, there's no fighting," said a resident reached by telephone on Sunday afternoon. The Tigray People's Liberation Front rebel group's military leadership said in a statement shared with pro-TPLF media they had launched "widespread counter-offensives" in numerous locations including along the road linking Gashena and Lalibela.
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