Yared Tibebu

“If conditions emerge that allow the forces to co-ordinate effectively, the TPLF's current difficulties may not last long,”

Yared Tibebu · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-13

Yared suggests that if the coalition forces coordinate effectively, the TPLF's current difficulties may not persist.

“The TPLF has overcome many major challenges in the past. It is wrong to conclude that it has no public support. It is a political movement with a history stretching back more than 50 years,”

Yared Tibebu · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-13

Yared points to the TPLF's history of overcoming setbacks as evidence the movement could sustain a prolonged struggle.

“Its members can combine their strengths. The TDF [the TPLF's military wing] has leadership experience and organisational capacity, while Fano [an ethnic Amhara militia] is believed to have between 70,000 and 80,000 fighters.”

Yared Tibebu · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-13

Yared believes the new rebel coalition could strengthen the TPLF by combining forces including Fano fighters.

“I see a situation in which there could be a prolonged war in Tigray,”

Yared Tibebu · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-13

Yared tells the BBC he foresees a prolonged war in Tigray given the TPLF's history of protracted armed struggles.