两名居住在默克莱的居民向BBC透露，亲政府部队现已控制该城。
Two residents in Mekelle tell the BBC pro-government forces have taken control of the city.
据特克勒马里亚姆·贝基特与杰克·伯吉斯报道，埃塞俄比亚北部提格雷地区的叛军表示，鉴于与政府军的交战已逼近该地区首府默克莱，他们已暂时撤出该城。
By Teklemariam Bekit, Jack Burgess Rebel forces in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region have said they have temporarily withdrawn from the regional capital, Mekelle, as fighting with the national army moves towards the city.
一直掌管该地区的提格雷人民解放阵线称，出于对平民安全风险的担忧，他们才决定撤离。
The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which has been running the region, said its decision to relocate was made because of concerns about risks to civilians.
两名默克莱居民告诉BBC，目前亲政府部队掌控着这座城市，而提格雷人民解放阵线部队已撤离。其中一名居民还称，该市部分区域的移动电话服务似乎已恢复。
Two residents in Mekelle told the BBC that pro-government forces now control the city and TPLF forces have abandoned it. One resident also said mobile phone services appear to have resumed in parts of the city.
近几周来，提格雷人民解放阵线与联邦政府军及盟友武装在埃塞俄比亚北部的提格雷、阿法尔和阿姆哈拉等地区爆发了冲突。
Fighting has erupted in recent weeks between the TPLF and federal government forces alongside allied fighters in parts of Ethiopia's northern regions of Tigray, Afar and Amhara.
这一事态发展标志着冲突出现重大转折，也让观察人士担忧战火可能进一步破坏非洲之角的稳定，甚至波及周边国家。
The development marks a major shift in the conflict and raises concerns among observers that the fighting could further destabilise the Horn of Africa, potentially drawing in neighbouring countries.
周日，埃塞俄比亚的多个邻国领导人将在埃及举行外交会议商讨冲突事宜。美国国务院呼吁冲突各方保持克制并展开对话。
The US Department of State called for "restraint" and "dialogue" on all sides ahead of a diplomatic meeting about the conflict in Egypt on Sunday with leaders from some of Ethiopia's neighbours.
2022年，在非洲联盟的斡旋下，冲突双方签署了《比勒陀利亚协议》，结束了这场持续两年的内战。此后，提格雷地区的民众一直努力从战争创伤中恢复。
Tigray residents have been trying to recover from a devastating two-year civil war that ended in 2022 when the African Union (AU) brokered a peace deal, known as the Pretoria Agreement, between the two sides.
然而过去六个月里，双方关系持续恶化，彼此均指责对方违反协议。
However, in the last six months there has been a worsening of relations, with both sides accusing each other of violating the agreement.
上个月，提格雷人民解放阵线联合包括阿姆哈拉地区的法诺民兵在内的其他六个武装组织，组建了一个联盟，其公开目标是推翻埃塞俄比亚总理阿比·艾哈迈德的政府。
Last month, the TPLF joined six other armed movements, including the Fano militia from Amhara, to form an alliance whose stated objective is to remove Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government from power.
这场内战是本世纪最为惨烈的冲突之一——据非洲联盟的调解员估算，约有60万人在战火中丧生，这场战争更将整个地区推向了饥荒的边缘。
The civil war was one of the most deadly conflicts this century - the AU's mediator estimated some 600,000 people died as the fighting drove the region to the precipice of famine.
周五，邻国埃塞俄比亚与厄立特里亚断绝了外交关系。此前，亚的斯亚贝巴方面指控阿斯马拉支持一个新的反政府联盟，而厄立特里亚方面则予以否认。
On Friday, neighbours Ethiopia and Eritrea severed diplomatic relations with each other after Addis Ababa accused Asmara of supporting a new rebel alliance - an allegation that it denied.
埃塞俄比亚还指责埃及为反政府武装提供支持，导致一名埃及外交官被驱逐出境；作为回应，埃及也要求一名埃塞俄比亚使馆官员在限定时间内离境。
Ethiopia has also accused Egypt of supporting the rebels, leading to the expulsion of an Egyptian diplomat, which Cairo responded to by ordering an Ethiopian embassy official to leave within the same period.
联合国警告称，埃塞俄比亚北部日益恶化的安全局势严重阻碍了人道主义救援工作，并呼吁各方确保救援人员能够安全、顺畅地接触到需要帮助的民众。
The United Nations has warned that the deteriorating security situation in northern Ethiopia is severely disrupting humanitarian work and has called on all sides to guarantee safe and unhindered access to people in need.