Ethiopian Army Brigadier General Kemal Gelchi and tens of other army commanders together with hundreds of soldiers have defected to Asmera yesterday, according to the Voice of Eritrea.

It is reported that the commanders and their troops “arrived in Eritrea at dawn on August 9 along with their full logistics, communication equipments and military hardware,” VOE reported.

“Hundreds of Ethiopian soldiers and tens of their commanders are also joining opposition groups in eastern and western Ethiopia,” VOE’s report added.

With the latest defection of General Kemal Gelchi and the other senior commanders, the instability of the Meles regime is reaching at a crisis level, according to observers.

Sources close to EEPF have said that General Kemal and the troops who have defected with him have shown an interest to join the patriotic front.

Shocked by General Kemal’s defection, the Meles regime propaganda outlets have unleashed a smear campaign against him.