
Lalibela, an Ethiopian UNESCO World Heritage Site Famed for Its Rock-Cut Churches, Has Been Seized by Military Forces
Military forces from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have occupied Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ethiopia known for its rock-hewn cave churches that were carved in the 13th century in unique, monolithic fashion. Armed men speaking Tigrinya, the ethnic Tigray language, entered Lalibela, when residents typically speak Amharic, on Thursday, eyewitnesses told Reuters. Forces