Ethiopia Says It’s Seized Control of Most of Rebel Tigray Region
- Tigrayan forces confined to regional capital, government says
- UN concerned about safety of 500,000 residents of Mekelle
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Ethiopia’s government said its troops have wrested control of most of the northern state of Tigray from dissident regional leaders and are now positioned 50 kilometers (31 miles) to 60 kilometers away from the regional capital of Mekelle.