Is a new conflict brewing in northern Ethiopia?
Fresh artillery and drone attacks have wounded at least 4 fighters, as fears grow that the 2020-22 war could resume.
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Renewed fighting in Tigray raises risk of a wider regional war
A recent flare-up in tensions in Ethiopia's Tigray, including reports of heavy artillery battles and drone strikes, has raised fears of a return to war in the northern state – a conflict potentially stoked by foreign nations.
Is a new conflict brewing in northern Ethiopia?
What's the situation? For several months, the Ethiopian federal army (ENDF) and Tigrayan forces (TDF) have been massed on either side of the Tigray border. This buildup comes as animosity grows between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's federal government and the region's rebel authorities -- led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), a now-outlawed party that governed Ethiopia from 1991 to 2018. Each side accuses the other of seeking to trigg…
Reports of Eritrean Heavy Artillery Moving Towards Raya Raises Fears of Wider War
14 August 2026 Reports from Eritrean public media sources claim that Eritrean-supplied tanks and heavy artillery have been moved towards the Raya front in southern Tigray, raising fresh concerns that the emerging Tsimdo alignment between the PFDJ and TPLF is developing into an increasingly militarised pact. According to the reports, the military hardware travelled through Adigrat, May Mekeda and Mekelle before continuing south towards Raya, pote…
Three years after the end of the war that ravaged northern Ethiopia, fighting resumed in early August and a drone strike was reported in southern Tigray. The Tigray People's Liberation Front accuses the Federal Army of crossing a new threshold. Addis Ababa did not confirm the strike. But, on the ground, there are signs of a new military confrontation. Read more: Ethiopia: In Tigray, drone strikes attributed to the Federal Army raise fears of a n…
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