To offset significant losses on the battlefield, media outlets under the control of the TPLF group have been attempting to influence the diplomatic front with allegations of civilian deaths. With the certainty that the harm and death of vulnerable groups, especially women and children would elicit int'l outrage and condemnation and it would help meet their objectives.

Expressions such as "Government of" or "State of Tigray", "Tigray External Service" are not just mere mistakes, but do threaten the sovereignty of Ethiopia and need to be fact-checked. Friends of Ethiopia or those that claim to respect the "Sovereignty, territorial integrity and constitution" of Ethiopia should refrain from using illegal terms in the upcoming peace talks to resolve conflict in Ethiopia's restive north.

Since resumption of active hostilities by the TPLF rebels this August, the Government of Ethiopia has been taking preventive measures to degrade the rebel group’s capabilities from launching further attacks. The National Defense Forces have been carrying out their mission with great care to avoid collateral damage with precision strikes on rebel military assets.

Note verbale dated 19 September 2022 from the Permanent Mission of Ethiopia to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the President of the Human Rights Council @Ethiopia_Geneva had made a strong evidence-backed rebuttal shared on ap.ohchr.org/documents/E/HR…

Who is behind the blockage of basic services in Tigray region?
Is it an intentional move on the part of the Gov’t or TPLF rebels making it impossible to resume services?
Here are some factual data drawn from #EEU , #EEP and #EthioTel internal reports: The Telco operator #EthioTel had lost 21 of their employees in 2021 while on active duty, employees from both in fiber and radio transmission dep'ts, whose services are critical for the resumption of banking and other connected services in the region.

“Kindergarten Bombing” staged or real?
Aug 25
A UN agency @WFP accused the TPLF of stealing 570,000L of fuel
Aug 26
TigrayTV posted a video of the incident and Ayder hospital director corroborated it as a government airstrike (both the TV and hospital are under TPLF control) Aug 26 - Following the allegations UNICEF “condemned the attack” with reporting by international media @ReutersAfrica , @nytimes , @washingtonpost
Aug 27 - Reuters and few media outlets corrected their initial reports