Conflict & Security
Ethiopia and Eritrea clash as Tigray fighting draws Eritrean troops into renewed conflict
October 8, 2026 at 08:04 PM · Updated 8d ago
3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 6 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Will Ethiopia’s neighbours intervene as Tigray war escalates?
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SNSky News Arabia
إثيوبيا وإريتريا.. أزمة "تيغراي" تنذر بمواجهة عسكرية أوسع
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TGThe Guardian
The Guardian view on Ethiopia’s return to conflict: civilian catastrophe and a spiralling regional polycrisis | Editorial
(opens the publisher’s site)Renewed fighting in Tigray has drawn Eritrean forces across the border, with drone strikes, severed diplomatic ties, and regional warnings escalating toward a wider war.
- Eritrean forces deployed around Adigrat, some moving south toward Mekelle, and were struck by Ethiopian drones overnight Wednesday, witnesses and ACLED reported.
- Ethiopia accused Eritrea of backing the rebel alliance fighting federal forces; Eritrea denied having troops in the region, and Addis Ababa cut diplomatic relations.
- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed repeated Ethiopia's demand for Red Sea access, saying it holds vital importance for the country.
- The EU warned the escalation could widen the Horn of Africa conflict, and the U.S. embassy warned of possible long-range attacks on Ethiopian military sites.
- Ethiopian federal forces entered Tigray's capital Mekelle after nearly two weeks of fighting, prompting the TPLF and its allies to withdraw from the city.
- The renewed conflict has effectively ended the 2022 Pretoria ceasefire that halted the earlier Tigray war.