Ethiopia - Tigray conflict: Thousands flee besieged capital ahead of military assault

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government said on Tuesday that many Tigrayan militia and special forces were surrendering in line with an ultimatum before a threatened offensive against the regional capital Mekelle. There was no immediate response from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which earlier said it had destroyed an important army division. FRANCE 24's Maria Gerth-Niculescu tells us more.