Conflict & Security
UN calls for a ceasefire in Tigray as Ethiopia demands Eritrean withdrawal
October 10, 2026 at 02:57 PM
6 reports · 5 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 32 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Eritrea urges UN to intervene in standoff with Ethiopia
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يواليوم السابع
وزير خارجية إريتريا يطالب مجلس الأمن بردع إعلان الحرب الإثيوبى على بلاده
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
إريتريا تتهم إثيوبيا بإعلان الحرب وتطالب بتدخل مجلس الأمن
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MAMasrawy
الجيش الإثيوبي يدخل أديجرات الحدودية مع إريتريا ومخاوف من اندلاع حرب
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MAMasrawy
الأمم المتحدة تدعو إلى وقف فوري للأعمال القتالية في تيجراي
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مصالمصرى اليوم
إثيوبيا تطالب بانسحاب قوات إريتريا وتحذر من اضطرارها للدفاع عن نفسها
(opens the publisher’s site)The United Nations has called for an immediate end to fighting in Ethiopia’s northern regions as the government demanded Eritrean forces withdraw from its territory.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate halt to fighting in Tigray, Afar, and Amhara and urged a return to dialogue under the Pretoria Agreement.
- Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timotheos demanded Eritrean forces withdraw, saying their presence left Ethiopia “no choice but to defend itself.”
- Both sides severed diplomatic relations days before Eritrean soldiers were reported in northern Ethiopia.
- Local sources reported Eritrean forces deployed around Adigrat, 40 kilometres south of the border, with some advancing toward Mekelle.
- Ethiopian government forces and allied fighters entered the border city of Adigrat, with residents reporting soldiers patrolling the streets.
- Ethiopia sent a formal note to UN Security Council members alleging Eritrean units advanced 60 kilometres into Tigray territory.
- Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh urged the Security Council to condemn Ethiopia's declaration of war and take Chapter VII preventive measures.