 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has urged all citizens to join the army to fight the rebels in the northern region of Tigray. Fighting has escalated since June when the rebels recaptured much of Tigray in an offensive. This came after the Federal Army had withdrawn and declared a unilateral humanitarian ceasefire. The rebels are made up of the Tigray People's Liberation Front and its allies. Mr. Abiy said the whole country had to get behind the battle to defeat the Tigray People's Liberation Front. A TPLF has been designated a terrorist organization by the government. What the group says it is the legitimate regional government of Tigray.