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Ethiopia's prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali said Thursday the army has been ordered to move on the embattled Tigray regional capital after his 72-hour ultimatum ended for Tigray leaders to surrender.

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Tigray people stand on a hill top overlooking Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020.Nariman El-Mofty/The Associated Press

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Tigray people who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, arrive at Umm Rakouba refugee camp.Nariman El-Mofty/The Associated Press

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Tigray people arrive at Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Sudan.Nariman El-Mofty/The Associated Press

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Tigray women, who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, sit on a hill top overlooking Umm Rakouba refugee camp.Nariman El-Mofty/The Globe and Mail

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Tigray men work to build shelters at Umm Rakouba refugee camp.Nariman El-Mofty/The Associated Press

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Tigray men stand in line to receive food cooked by Sudanese women volunteers at Umm Rakouba refugee camp.Nariman El-Mofty/The Associated Press

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Volunteer Sudanese women cooking for Tigray people who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, at Umm Rakouba refugee camp.Nariman El-Mofty/The Associated Press

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Tigray people at Umm Rakouba refugee camp as the sun sets.Nariman El-Mofty/The Associated Press

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