Reuters published on 16 May 2022 an article titled "Some Ethiopians Claim Forced Recruitment by Tigrayan Forces" by Giulia Paravicini and Katharine Houreld.
Based on a dozen interviews from February to May, Reuters reported cases of forced recruitment into Tigrayan military forces by local officials in several parts of Tigray Region. Such cases were apparently not common and this reportedly was not TPLF official policy.
