On May 11, the AU Monitoring, Verification, and Compliance Mission (MVCM) was denied entry to the district of Irob by Eritrean forces at a checkpoint in Sobeya, Eastern Tigrai.
Tigrai Televsion and other media outlets reported the obstruction while the AU Monitoring Team itself has not officially responded to the incident yet.
A source from the AU monitoring team who wants to remain anonymous told our reporters on Friday that the team has reported the incident to the AU High-Level Panel, who he says has withheld the information from publication.
“We have also reported that we are not safe traveling, there is practically nobody protecting us, I am thankful the Eritrean troops left us with no harm,” he said.
According to him, the AU monitoring team has scheduled to launch a patrol to Humera, Western Tigrai, on June 06, 2023. However, he noted that unsafe movement will negatively impact the monitoring process.
“We are not safe. besides we are not allowed to appear on the media” he added.
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