Tigrayan forces to pull out of nearby Ethiopian regions in ceasefire offer

Proposal to UN for TDF troops to return to Tigray in exchange for an arms embargo on Ethiopia and an end to aircraft attacks

Tigrayan forces at war with Ethiopia's government have pledged to withdraw from neighbouring regions in the north of the country in a sudden step towards a possible ceasefire after more than a year of brutal conflict.

Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) outside Tigray have been ordered to return to the region in a decisive opening for peace", wrote Debretsion Gebremichael, the head of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), to the United Nations in a letter dated Sunday.