Conflict & Security
Tigray fighters take Mekele airport; Ethiopian Airlines suspends Tigray flights
September 23, 2026 at 09:25 AM · Updated 23d ago
Coverage
6 reports · 5 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 5 hours
MAMasrawy
تمدد الاشتباكات في إثيوبيا.. وقوات "تيجراي" تعلن حربا على آبي أحمد | مصراوي
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MAMasrawy
بعد سيطرة مقاتلي التيجراى.. الخطوط الإثيوبية تعلق رحلاتها إلى 3 مطارات بعاصمة الإقليم
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AJAl Jazeera English
Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to three northern Tigray airports
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
تصعيد في إثيوبيا.. مقاتلو تيغراي يسيطرون على مطار عاصمة الإقليم
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"الإثيوبية" تعلق رحلاتها إلى 3 مطارات في إقليم تيغراي
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MAMasrawy
إثيوبيا.. مقاتلو تيجراي يسيطرون على مطار ميكيلي في عاصمة الإقليم | مصراوي
(opens the publisher’s site)Tigray fighters seized control of the airport in Mekele, the regional capital, prompting Ethiopian Airlines to suspend flights to three airports in the region.
- Tigray forces seized control of Alula Aba Nega airport in Mekele and wrested its administration from federal police.
- Ethiopian Airlines announced Wednesday it suspended flights to Mekele, Shire and Aksum airports, citing the situation in Tigray.
- TPLF deputy leader Emmanuel Assefa said the movement joined a seven-group armed alliance seeking to oust the government and install a transitional administration.
- Flight-tracking data showed the Wednesday morning Mekele–Addis Ababa flight was canceled.
- Tigrayan authorities announced a new military confrontation against the federal government, which they described as a defensive war.
- The clashes have spread into the neighboring Afar and Amhara regions, threatening the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement with collapse.