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Washington: Eritrea should withdraw its forces from Ethiopia immediately

The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said in a statement Thursday following a closed session of the UN Security Council in Tigray at the request of Washington that “die Eritrean government should withdraw its forces from Ethiopia immediately. “”

“We’re scared over die Information, die talk about rape and other forms of sexual violence, “she added, as die United Nations had alerted the Security Council that die Eritrean Army die Ethiopian Tigray region had not been announced in March.

Atrocities in Tigray

The US State Department announced that Washington had received reports of human rights abuses and atrocities in the Tigray region investigated.

State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a press conference that die United States “extremely concerned” about die Reports of the Ethiopian Armed Forces massacre aired by CNN and BBC in of the region.

“Of course we are studying these reports,” Price added. “We will pay close attention to them.”

“We strongly condemn it die Murders, forced deportations, sexual assault and other human rights violations, die have been reported by several organizations, “he added.

The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said a joint investigation with outside experts would start soon.

Price greeted die Statements that Eritrean forces will withdraw from Tigray and said the withdrawal is an important step in reducing violence in the region would be.

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