Tigrayan forces said they had Ethiopian government troops on the run around the regional capital Mekelle yesterday after taking full control of the city in a sharp reversal of eight months of conflict. Aid agencies would be given full access to Tigray, Getachew Reda, spokesman for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), told Reuters yesterday. The fighting in Ethiopia's northern region has killed thousands of people, displaced two million and brought hundreds of thousands to the brink of famine.