xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoToggle PlayResidents recount drone strikes in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. An official in Tigray’s new federally backed administration has urged rebel forces to lay down their weapons in the northern Ethiopian region. The call on Friday came hours after a rebel commander told his fighters to continue resisting government-backed forces despite losing control of Mekelle, the Tigray region’s capital.