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Nach dem "strategischen Rückzug" der äthiopischen Regierungstruppen aus Mekelle stellt sich die Frage, wie die Gegenoffensive der TPLF gelang. Die BBC versucht jedenfalls, Informationen zum Zustand der Regierungstruppen zusammenzutragen. Es sieht offenbar nicht gut aus:

The rebel group has claimed it recently "neutralised" tens of thousands of Ethiopian soldiers in its June offensive. It hasn't specified whether that means those soldiers were killed or captured as prisoners of war, but either way, the losses to the Ethiopian National Defence Force appear to be heavy.

Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation of Boston, says the ENDF "was an army of 20 divisions - seven have been completely destroyed, three are in a shambles".

But other commentators say it's difficult to be definitive about the scale of the Ethiopian losses.

"It's one of the million-dollar questions," says Mr Davison. "We don't really know but I think it's a pretty worrying picture for the federal forces. There's been a significant depletion and also significant loss of morale.

"Compared to Ethiopia's former status as a much-valued regional peacekeeper, its military is now significantly weaker," he added.

What is certain is that for Ethiopia, the financial cost of the war has been huge.

Mr Abiy said this week that on top of the cost of the military effort in Tigray, his government had spent more than 100 billion birr (about $2.3bn; £1.7bn) on rehabilitation and food aid, a figure he said was equivalent to around 20% of this year's national budget.

Quelle: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57693784

Da hat man die TPLF offenbar gehörig unterschätzt, ich miteingeschlossen. Es schien lange Zeit so, als wäre der Krieg für die Tigraya verloren.