The Tigray People's Liberation Front declared on 25 September 2026 that it is engaged in a "full-blown war" with Ethiopia's federal government after seizing key airports and launching attacks into neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions. The violence follows months of escalating tensions and represents a major reignition of conflict in the region.
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The Tigray People's Liberation Front says it is in a "full-blown war" with Ethiopia's federal government after seizing key airports and launching attacks into the neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions. The escalation comes days after the TPLF joined six other armed groups in a new alliance against the government, raising fears of a return to the devastating 2020-2022 conflict that killed at least 6
Tigray's rebel authorities say they are now in a "full-blown war" with the Ethiopian government, as fighting spreads into the neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions. Ethiopia's federal army says 272 rebels were killed and 260 wounded in the north, while FRANCE 24 spoke to Jervin Naidoo, Political Analyst at Oxford Economics Africa, to assess the seriousness of the escalation and explain what is driv
Fighting between Ethiopia’s federal forces and Tigrayan forces intensified this week in the northern Tigray region and spread into neighboring Afar and Amhara. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said it was again in "full-blown war" with the government after taking control of local airports. Federal officials and Tigrayan leaders blamed each other for starting the latest escalation. The T