Calls to protect civilians in Ethiopia as decisive battle looms

Ethiopia refugees.

Ethiopian refugees who fled the fighting in the Tigray region gather upon arrival to a reception center in the Hamdayit area of Sudan's eastern Kassala state, on November 22, 2020. PHOTO | ASHRAF SHAZLY | AFP

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International pressure mounted Tuesday on Ethiopia's warring parties to cease fighting and protect civilians in Tigray, where the army says it has encircled the capital ahead of a threatened bombardment.