"Operations by federal defence forces underway in northern Ethiopia have clear, limited and achievable objectives - to restore the rule of law and the constitutional order, and to safeguard the rights of Ethiopians to lead a peaceful life wherever they are in the country," Abiy wrote on Twitter.
"Howlgallada ciidamada difaaca federaalka ee ka socda waqooyiga Ethiopia waxay leeyihiin hadafyo kooban oo lagu guuleysan karo - in lasoo celiyo amarka iyo kala dambeynta dastuuriga ah, lana ilaaliyo xuquuqda dadka Ethiopia ee ah inay ku noolaan nabad meel kasta oo ay dalka ka joogaan," ayuu Abiy ku yiri qoraal usoo dhigay Twitter.