Tigray Rebel Forces Seize Ethiopia Regional Airport: Security, Local Sources
Ethiopian Airlines halted service to Mekelle, Axum and Shire as tensions rose after Tigrayan forces took control of the airport, officials said.
- Ethiopian Airlines canceled flights to Mekelle, Axum, and Shire because of the current situation and fears of increased fighting between federal and regional forces.
- Seven opposition groups, including the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, formed an alliance seeking to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his government.
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Ethiopian Air halts flights to Tigray region as Mekelle airport seized
Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Wednesday after Tigrayan forces seized the airport in the regional capital Mekelle from federal police, according to local sources
Tigray Rebel Forces Seize Ethiopia Regional Airport
Tigrayan rebel forces in northern Ethiopia have seized control of the airport in the regional capital, security and local sources told AFP on Wednesday, at a time of rising tensions with the federal government. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which controls the region, fought a devastating civil war with the federal government in 2020-2022 that killed some 600,000 people, according to African Union estimates. Sporadic clashes in rec…
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Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray amid concerns over renewed fighting
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian Airlines canceled all flights to the troubled northern region of Tigray on Wednesday morning, the state-owned carrier announced amid fears of an escalation in
Ethiopian Airlines Cancels Tigray Flights as Rebels Take Airport
Ethiopian Airlines has suspended flights to three destinations in Tigray, after reports that forces affiliated to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front had taken control of the airport in the regional capital.
The forces of the Tigray de facto authorities took control of Mekele Airport, the capital of this regional state in northern Ethiopia.
Tigray rebels have seized the airport in Tigray Federal State in northern Ethiopia, the French news agency AFP reported on Wednesday, citing local security sources.
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