Conflict & Security
Ethiopia asks UN Security Council to demand Eritrean withdrawal, threatens self-defense
October 9, 2026 at 11:57 AM · Updated 7d ago
4 reports · 2 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 6 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Ethiopia and Eritrea accuse one another of launching war
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BNBBC News
Ethiopia warns Eritrea it will defend itself after troops enter Tigray
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
معارك تيغراي.. إثيوبيا تشكو إريتريا لمجلس الأمن وتلوح بالدفاع عن النفس
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SNSky News Arabia
برسالة تحذير لمجلس الأمن.. إثيوبيا تلوح بمواجهة إريتريا
(opens the publisher’s site)Ethiopia has told the UN Security Council that Eritrean forces must withdraw immediately, saying their presence leaves Addis Ababa with no choice but to defend itself.
- Ethiopia sent the Security Council a letter dated October 8 calling for Eritrean troops' immediate withdrawal from its territory.
- Foreign Minister Gideon Timotheos said Eritrean forces have penetrated up to 60 kilometers into northern Ethiopia.
- Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel said the incursion reports are part of an Ethiopian plan to justify an aggressive war.
- Drone strikes believed to have been carried out by the Ethiopian army hit Eritrean military vehicles near Adigrat in Tigray.
- Ethiopia and Eritrea severed diplomatic ties last week, reportedly over Ethiopia's ambition to own one of Eritrea's Red Sea ports.
- Ethiopian forces captured Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, in their offensive against the TPLF-led insurgency.
- Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of backing a TPLF-led rebellion against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government.