Tigray People's Liberation Front leaders declared on September 23–24, 2026 that a new war with Ethiopia's federal government had begun as fighting erupted across the northern region. The TPLF seized control of major airports, four years after the previous conflict that killed over 600,000 people.
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Sept 23 - The leaders of the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray said on Wednesday that they had entered a new war with the federal government as fighting broke out in Tigray and two neighbouring regions, shattering a four-year-old peace deal.
Tigrayan leaders say new war with # Ethiopian government has begun, as fighting erupts, main airport in Tigray captured by TPLF. https:// ntvkenya.co.ke/news/tigrayan-l eaders-say-new-war-with-ethiopian-government-has-begun-as-fighting-erupts/
The TPLF says war has kicked off with the federal forces, four years after the end of the last conflict in Tigray which killed more than 600,000 people. The TPLF seized control of the airport in the capital of the northern region and fighting on the ground took place on the eastern border with Afar. It comes after months of tensions between Mekelle and Addis Ababa, and an announcement on Sunday of