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"
The United States State Department says that U.S. citizens in Ethiopia should leave via commercial airline flights out of Addis Ababa while they are still available, with officials saying that… Continue reading "Ethiopian PM Departs For Frontlines As US Says “No Expectation” Of Military Evacuations"
Nine Ethiopian opposition groups announced the formation of a political alliance against the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday, a year after Abiy announced a military offensive against… Continue reading "New Ethiopian Alliance Announces Plans To Oust Abiy Government"
Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. We begin November with stories examining the tensions on the Polish-Belarusian… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (1-5 November)"
Ethiopia’s government has declared a nationwide state of emergency, following a Tuesday cabinet meeting. Ethiopian state media reports that the declaration is effective immediately, with the law declaring it to… Continue reading "Nationwide State Of Emergency Declared In Ethiopia Following Rebel Advances"
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"
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"