Ethiopia's military says Amhara special forces, which supported it in fight against Tigrayan rebels, have pulled out of a key city in Tigray region
Under the agreement, foreign forces and those that are not part of the Ethiopian national army were to withdraw"concurrently" with the rebel disarmament.
It said on Thursday the pullout by the Amhara special forces from Shire followed Wednesday's announcement by the Tigray People's Liberation Front that it has begun surrendering its heavy weapons. "Today, the Amhara special force, which had been undertaking a national mission with the defence force, has left the area as per the agreement," the federal defence force said in a statement posted on Facebook.
Residents and aid workers have reported the presence of both Amhara forces and Eritrean troops in Shire and other parts of Tigray, accusing them of atrocities including murder, rape and looting.
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