Reuters published on 20 December 2021 an article titled "Tigray Forces Withdraw from Neighboring Ethiopian Regions - Spokesman."
The TPLF announced on 20 December that the Tigray Defense Forces have pulled back to within the border of Tigray Region. In a 19 December letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael called for a no-fly zone over Tigray Region and suggested the withdrawal of Tigray forces will be a decisive opening for peace.
