The head of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has stated that forces aligned with them are withdrawing from neighboring regions of northern Ethiopia, calling for a ceasefire to end… Continue reading "Tigrayan Forces Withdraw From Neighboring Regions, Call For Ceasefire"
Tigrayan Forces fighting in the north of Ethiopia have taken the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lalibela amidst an advance into the Amhara region. The fighting, which has seen… Continue reading "Tigray Forces Take UNESCO Site of Lalibela"
Tigrayan rebels have retaken Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray state, after Ethiopia’s government announced an immediate and unilateral ceasefire late on Monday. Reports that have made it through a… Continue reading "Tigrayan Rebels Retake Tigray Capital Following Ceasefire Declaration"
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for the shootdown of an Ethiopian Air Force C-130 near the town of Gijet in the south of Ethiopia’s Tigray Province. In… Continue reading "Tigray People’s Liberation Front Claim Downing Of Ethiopian C-130"
Fighters with the Tigray Defense Forces announced on Tuesday the shoot down of an Mi-35 attack helicopter belonging to the Ethiopian government in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. Media outlets affiliated… Continue reading "Tigray Rebels Down Government Helicopter in Embattled Ethiopian Province"
As Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has been embroiled in a large conflict for four months now, little information has exited the region, causing many observers to turn to satellite imagery… Continue reading "Satellite Imagery Raises Concerns Over Situation in Western Tigray"
On Sunday, Tigray fighters belonging to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have claimed to shoot down a MiG-23 which crashed near Abiy Addi, 50 kilometers west of Mekelle. The… Continue reading "Tigray Rebels Down Jet, Capture Pilot, One Day After Ethiopian Prime Minister Declares Victory"
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared a 72-hour deadline on Sunday for Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters in the city of Mekelle to surrender, after which the Ethiopian National… Continue reading "“Point of No Return” For Imminent Siege of Tigray Capital"
Ethnic Tigray fighters have seized control over at least four air defense sites in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as fighting erupted last week. As fighting intensifies in north-western Ethiopia, Tigray fighters… Continue reading "Tigray Forces Seize Air Defense Sites in Embattled Ethiopian Region"
Mobile networks, fixed-line internet and landline telephony in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have been cut off, as heavy fighting between the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front… Continue reading "Communications Blackout in Ethiopia’s Tigray State As Fighting Breaks Out"