Tigray forces seize airports as Ethiopia civil war fears escalate

Tigray People's Liberation Front Ethiopia Tigray region September 23-25, 2026 600,000+ killed in prior conflict

Tigray People's Liberation Front forces launched a major offensive on September 23–24, 2026, seizing three airports including the main airport in the northern Ethiopian region. Fighting triggered widespread fears of a return to full-scale war, with residents stocking up on supplies and internet/phone networks disrupted by September 25.

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Tigray forces seize main airport in northern Ethiopia from police, residents tell the BBC

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There are fears of a return to war in the northern region as tensions between the government and TPLF escalate.

New fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region raises fears of return to war

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Tigray forces launched a major offensive against Ethiopia's federal government, seizing three airports and signaling a potential return to full-scale war. Tigray forces launched a major offensive against Ethiopia's federal government, seizing three airports and signaling a potential return to full-scale war.

Residents in Ethiopia's Tigray region stock up in fear of return to full-scale war

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Sept 24 - Residents in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region stocked up on food, cash and basics on Thursday, fearing that renewed fighting could trigger another major war.

UK condemns Tigray attacks in Ethiopia - four years after civil war

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The UK has condemned attacks by Tigray forces across Ethiopia's northern region this week, with fears that another civil war could break out.

Internet and phone network disrupted in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region

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Sept 25 - Internet and phone networks were disrupted in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray on Friday, after fighting broke out this week between the federal military and Tigrayan forces in the most serious escalation of violence since a 2020-2022 war.