Fighting spreads across northern Ethiopia as pro-government forces press toward control of Tigray

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia has spread from Tigray into Amhara and Afar as government-aligned forces report territorial gains.

• A pro-government Tigray Peace Forces commander said his forces had approached control of the entire Tigray region.
• Government-aligned forces said they captured the strategic town of Alamata in southern Tigray on September 28.
• Abiy Ahmed said the door to peace remained open and that Oromo demands would not be met through force.
• Seven armed and political groups announced the Alliance for Survival on September 20 to remove Abiy and install a transitional government.
• The Tigray Peace Force said it fully secured Alula Aba Nega airport in Mekelle, about 10 kilometers from the city.
• Tigrayan rebels withdrew from the neighboring Afar region on Friday after a federal counter-attack.