It's simply not sustainable to fight a popular guerrilla movement on its own turf. So, Abiy, learning from mengistu's blunders, withdrew, is going to now re-group, recruit, and strategize. No doubt, TPLF will now be in a tough spot- if it takes the offensive, it will risk a more drawn out, war that will harm tigrayans more than benefit them- and also, risk losing even more territory [Eritrea took their disputed lands, Amhara took lands, and both are entrenched, watching events carefully]. and also, Abiy will not restore internet, communications, etc, let the tplf do that seeing as they're the govt- will be his response most likely. now tplf has to generate revenue, pay salaries of workers there, rebuild, etc, all on its own- and the roads to the outside world are all guarded by hostile forces on all sides-amhara, afar, eritrea, all hostile.
How is it that 4 million Tigray can take on Ethiopia and Eritrean combined might and still win but 30 million oromo is under Ethiopia’s boot? This is not an insult from me but rather a question. Does this inspire the oromo people? Are they going to learn from Tigray? What’s oromo public saying currently
Tigrayans were put through far worse things than we Oromo's, to be honest. They were targeting tigrayans everywhere and purging them, from the military to government institutions, and more. Plus, they already had a 250,000 strong para-military force, and tigray had been the most militarized region since the year 1999/2000. Not to mention that, they stood together as one, their police, their civilians, their militia members, everyone even the cats and dogs [lol]-while the oromo police are indifferent, or idle.
but the OLA army is getting stronger for sure. just recently they are starting new units in hararghe and arsi.