william davidson. ethiopian senior analyst at international crisis group. journalist from ethiopia and from london. the senior lecture in law at the university. a very warm welcome to you all. thanks for joining us here on al jazeera's snow snow. william davidson, give us an idea of how powerful the liberation army is and how significant is this development is this. >> i think it's a significant development. this is the first time that major ethiopian opposition force has shown its support and willingness to aly with the tigrayan forces, which are showing their capabilities and are increasingly on the offensive outside of tigray as they try and pressure the federal government to come to the negotiating table on their terms and ultimately push for a transitional government. and the ahmed army is -- its apparently increase and pop later and capability comes as or after the major opposition parts did not participate in the recent election, alleging government repression and that seems to have left field to an increasing focus on the liberation army. there's a

by the spring in august, joining us from cambridge, we have william davidson. if your be a senior analyst at national crisis group from the sub abbas sam, you'll get a to from a who is a journalist from if you, if you and from london, while alo, senior electra in law at kill university, a very warm welcome to you, will thanks for joining us here on l. just inside story i thought to begin with you william davidson, just got out of you with an understanding of how powerful the around the liberation on the actually is and how significant is this development. i think it's a significant development because it's the 1st time a major opposition if i'm position for a showing and it's supported, willing and willingness to allies with it to grand forces which are showing their capabilities and increasingly on the offensive outside of t grey as they try and pressure the federal government to come to the negotiating table on that terms and ultimately push for a transitional government. and the remote liberation army is an increasingly important or no opposition. actor. it'

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