The renewed hostilities began in late September as an alliance of the TPLF, Amhara Fano, and Oromo resistance groups launched a wide-scale offensive against the state. The fighting has destabilized the Horn of Africa, causing Ethiopia to sever diplomatic ties with Eritrea and expel its diplomats over claims that Asmara, Sudan, and Egypt are supporting the rebels. The African Union has called for maximum restraint as the crisis nullifies the 2022 Pretoria peace pact, which had ended a previous war that killed roughly 600,000 people.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Ethiopia Seizes Mekelle to End 2022 Pretoria Peace Agreement
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The Tigray People’s Liberation Front has shifted its administration 100 miles northwest to the city of Adwa after the Ethiopian National Defence Forces seized the regional capital on October 3. Rebel fighters withdrew from Mekelle and its main airport with little resistance, allowing pro-government Tigray Peace Forces to take control of the streets. A recent drone strike on a displacement camp in Tigray killed at least eight civilians according to a humanitarian source, while 5,000 students have petitioned for university transfers to avoid forced recruitment by the TPLF.
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