ThreecapitalofTigreregionwascapturedbythefederalmilitarylessthan a weekago, promptingPrimeMinisterAbiomedtodeclarevictoryoverthetwograyinPeople's LiberationFront.
Havingstruck a humanitarianaccessdealwithAbby, aidagenciesonThursdaywerereadyinconvoysoftruckstotakereliefsuppliestofederallycontrolledpartsofTigre, a regionwheresome 600,000 peoplereliedonfoodhandoutsevenbeforefightingbrokeout.