Coverage dated December 11, 2021

Tigray rebels retake Ethiopian heritage town of Lalibela

Headline from The Guardian

Residents of Unesco-listed town, 400 miles north of Addis Ababa, say Tigrayan fighters have seized control

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  1. The Guardian

    Tigray rebels retake Ethiopian heritage town of Lalibela (opens The Guardian)

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    Residents of Unesco-listed town, 400 miles north of Addis Ababa, say Tigrayan fighters have seized control

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Ethiopia: Tigray rebels recapture Lalibela, residents say | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Residents of Lalibela, home to a UN World Heritage site, said the rebels have retaken it "without firing guns." Ethiopian forces and their allies had taken control of the town less than two weeks ago.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Tigray rebels retake Ethiopia’s UN World Heritage town: Residents (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    TPLF rebels are patrolling the town, witnesses say, less than two weeks after gov’t forces claimed to have retaken it.

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