NAIROBI – Ethiopia’s government is rejecting calls for independent investigations into the deadly conflict in its Tigray region, saying it “doesn’t need a baby-sitter.”The declaration comes amid international calls for more transparency into the month-long fighting between Ethiopian forces and those of the fugitive Tigray regional government that is thought to have killed thousands, including civilians.

At least one large-scale massacre has been documented, and others are feared.Senior government official Redwan Hussein told reporters on Tuesday evening that Ethiopia will invite others for assistance only if it feels that “it failed to investigate.” To assume the government can’t carry out such probes “is belittling the government,” he.

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Assam govt abolishes all Covid curbs; reopens school, colleges today

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In Mumbai, Omicron found in 95 per cent of latest covid samples

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Conestoga High School switches back to remote learning after school threatened over mask policy

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Majority of Canadians want anti-mandate protestors to go home now: poll

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Edmonton police criticized for how convoy counter-protest was handled: ‘this is an operational choice’

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Premier Kenney steps up fight to win UCP leadership review

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B.C. seniors’ group calls for equal access to COVID-19 vaccine for those in independent living

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Georgia high court rejects latest Trump election appeal

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Federal judge rejects Trump campaign lawsuit to overturn 2020 election results in Wisconsin

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U.S. election: Supreme Court rejects Texas-led bid to overturn results for Trump

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Shadowy Ethiopian massacre could be 'tip of the iceberg'

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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas-led bid to overturn election results for Trump

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Tucker Carlson: How to fix the post-COVID economy and keep the socialists at bay

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Texas GOP chair says 'law-abiding states' should 'form a union' after SCOTUS rejects election suit

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Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit to overturn Biden's election victory

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This city rejected CDC's shorter coronavirus quarantine guidelines

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Coronavirus: Canada could see up to 12,000 daily cases in January without tougher restrictions, officials say

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Alberta health minister rejects suggestions province too lax with coronavirus restrictions

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Netflix rejects calls to add disclaimer to The Crown

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Chuck Wicks introduces newborn son Tucker to fans: ‘He’s as healthy as an Ox’

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Thousands killed in Ethiopia's conflict, Tigray side asserts

NAIROBI – Several thousand combatants have been killed in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, an official with the fugitive regional government has asserted, although claims remain difficult to verify a month after the fighting erupted between Ethiopian and regional forces.Getachew Reda, a senior adviser to the Tigray leader, in an interview with Tigray TV aired Thursday urged young people and others in the region to “rise and deploy to battle in tens of thousands” days after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed over the weekend declared victory.With the leaders of the Tigray People's Liberation Front on the run in rugged territory, fears of a drawn-out conflict continue.

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