Conflict & Security
Tigray rebels launch offensive against Ethiopian army, seizing airports and entering Afar and Amhara
September 24, 2026 at 02:27 PM · Updated 22d ago
Coverage
5 reports · over 6 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Ethiopian army says 272 Tigrayan fighters killed as conflict escalates
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BNBBC News
Tigray capital Mekelle 'out of cash' as fighting escalates in Ethiopia
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TGThe Guardian
Fears of return to war as Tigray rebels launch offensive against Ethiopian army
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BNBBC News
Ethiopia's army says it has repelled TPLF attacks in first comment on fresh Tigray fighting
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AJAl Jazeera English
Fighting widens across Ethiopia as Tigray clashes escalate
(opens the publisher’s site)Tigray People's Liberation Front forces have seized airports and attacked into Afar and Amhara, days after forming a coalition to oust Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government.
- Seven armed groups, including the TPLF, announced the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival, committed to removing Abiy's government.
- TPLF seized three airports from federal police, and Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to the region.
- TPLF vice-president Amanuel Assefa said the situation is "full-blown war" and confirmed forces are fighting alongside local armed groups in Afar and Amhara.
- The federal army said it killed 272 TPLF soldiers in North Wollo Zone, Amhara; the figure was not independently verified.
- The federal army issued its first statement since fighting broke out on Wednesday, saying it repelled attacks by Tigrayan forces and their allies in the north.
- An adviser to Ethiopia's prime minister accused the TPLF of launching an all-out offensive in Afar and Amhara.
- A Mekelle resident said banks have run low on cash for months, forcing reliance on mobile banking that could be blocked.
- The federal army said it wounded 260 Tigrayan fighters and captured several more in the Amhara counter-offensive.