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Ethiopian civil conflict escalation

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2026-09-25 09:13 UTC → 2026-09-25 10:29 UTC · added removed

Conflict in northern Ethiopia has intensified, threatening the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement. Fighting involves the Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF), the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), and various allied groups, including the Amhara Fano National Movement and the newly formed Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival. Clashes have expanded across the Tigray, Amhara, and Afar regions. Tigrayan forces have seized control of major regional airports in Mekelle, Axum, and Shire, prompting Ethiopian Airlines to suspend all flights to those locations. In the Tigray-Amhara border area, combat has been reported along the Kobo-Tumuga Recent hostilities have seen intense overnight fighting between federal forces and Zata-Sekota lines, while Eritrean Tigrayan troops have near the strategic town of Abala in the Afar region, where federal forces reportedly advanced into Western Tigray. utilized drones to repel rebel attempts to enter the town. Federal authorities have accused the TPLF of launching an all-out offensive to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed from power. power, describing the situation as a total offensive against government positions in Afar and Amhara. In contrast, Tigrayan authorities describe their actions as defensive measures following heavy bombardments by federal forces using aircraft, drones, and artillery. Recent airstrikes in Alamata involving drones artillery, accusing the federal government of launching a ‘genocidal invasion.’ The escalation has triggered significant civilian distress. In cities such as Mekelle and MiG aircraft Adigrat, residents are reportedly killed 14 civilians stockpiling food and injured 22 others. The ongoing instability poses a threat cash due to the strategic transport corridor connecting fears of a wider war. Additionally, reports indicate that young men are fleeing Tigray for Addis Ababa to Djibouti. avoid forced military recruitment, with some families reportedly paying fees to secure the release of men taken by local administrations.

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  1. 2026-09-25 10:29 UTC Ethiopian civil conflict escalation
  2. 2026-09-25 09:13 UTC Ethiopian civil conflict escalation

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