1,250 Troops Killed, Ethiopian Rebels Say
Reuters
NAIROBI, Kenya —
Forces of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front killed 1,250 government troops in fighting north of Addis Ababa between March 15 and 18, rebel radio reported Sunday.
The radio, monitored in Nairobi, gave no details of rebel losses. Ethiopian government sources do not normally comment on rebel claims, but diplomatic sources in Addis Ababa said there had been fierce fighting recently near Dese, 150 miles from the capital.
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