A thunderous riposte to IC players who continue to cling to the hope of somehow resurrecting the TPLF in planned peace talks in South Africa on Monday, whilst their remaining military force prepares for a final stand at historic Adwa.
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The protests today across Ethiopia and around the world have hopefully been noticed by the IC, which has steadfastly remained supportive or silent on the TPLF’s repeated aggressions and refusals to engage in peace efforts since May, culminating in the start of a new war on 24/8.
Ethiopia’s peoples at home and abroad have made it clear that they want peace, but not at the cost of continuing to have to co-exist with an armed terrorist group using the hashtags #DisarmTPF and #TPLFMustGo in recent weeks.
Meanwhile the clock is running out on the TPLF’s war. Major towns are falling, the capital is surrounded and the TPLF’s army may well be about to prepare for a final stand at historic Adwa.
But for the sake of human life it would be better if this final battle were avoided.
But for the sake of human life it would be better if this final battle were avoided.
Unfortunately instead of pressuring the TPLF to attend the talks done Western actors have continued to humour the TPLF’s fantasies of being allowed to continue on as an autonomous Govt. Of Tigray in some form.
Attempts to try to pressure the Govt of Ethiopia failed again at the UNSC on Friday when it failed to deliver an agreed statement on the conflict.
And the nonsense continued today in an absurd briefing note from @CrisisGroup, a private well regarded/funded IC FP think tank.
And the nonsense continued today in an absurd briefing note from @CrisisGroup, a private well regarded/funded IC FP think tank.
The only helpful thing that the IC can do to bring about peace is to:
a) directly appeal to the TPLF to attend peace talks (they may be about to pull out), and;
b) publicly affirm the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ethiopia. As they ought to have done at the start.
a) directly appeal to the TPLF to attend peace talks (they may be about to pull out), and;
b) publicly affirm the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ethiopia. As they ought to have done at the start.
If the TPLF understands clearly that there is nothing left to fight for, either on the battlefield, or in the court of international public opinion, it may help them come to their senses and surrender. Saving Ethiopia further bloodshed.
In time books will doubtless be written to learn the lessons of this war, most of which need to be learned by the IC, whose mishandling of this conflict is the reason it lasted so long and so many lives have been lost.
But for now it would be good for those those in the IV who made mistakes lengthening this obscene war to try to redeem themselves.
And all they need do is support the objectives they have ceaselessly claimed to support. Namely, support an immediate negotiated end to the war.
And all they need do is support the objectives they have ceaselessly claimed to support. Namely, support an immediate negotiated end to the war.
/ends
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