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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Hundreds of Ethiopian rebels have fled their base in Eritrea and surrendered to authorities, handing over their weapons, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The little-known Tigray People’s Democratic Movement (TPDM) says it launched an insurgency 14 years ago seeking to “establish a popular democratic government” in Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n

Ethiopia has previously dismissed the group as “puppets” acting under the orders of arch-foe Eritrea, with whom it is embroiled in a border dispute.<\/p>\n

Authorities in Eritrea’s capital Asmara were not immediately available for comment.<\/p>\n

Eritrea and Ethiopia routinely accuse each other of backing rebels trying to destabilise and topple the other’s government – a legacy from the two-year war they fought in the late 1990s. Eritreans make up the third largest group among the refugees and migrants heading for Europe.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the foreign ministry said TPDM leader Mola Asgedom and “nearly 800 fighters” crossed to Ethiopia from Sudan on Sunday, having fought their way past Eritrean troops.<\/p>\n

“We came to the conclusion that an armed struggle was meaningless,” Mola told the state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation, adding the group had been in contact with Addis Ababa for over a year before deserting.<\/p>\n

The outlet’s report displayed footage of a large group of young men in fatigues and wielding AK-47 rifles and grenade launchers while camped in an open field near Ethiopia’s border with Sudan.<\/p>\n

“The government’s sole aim was to disintegrate Ethiopia,” Mola said, referring to Eritrea.<\/p>\n

The demarcation of their shared border is yet to be resolved with Addis Ababa insisting on a negotiated settlement.<\/p>\n

Eritrea wants Ethiopia to pull troops out of the disputed village of Badme before normalising relations, citing a decision by a Hague-based boundary commission which awarded it in 2002.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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