Conflict & Security
Ethiopian forces capture Adwa as TPLF withdraws across Tigray
October 12, 2026 at 07:01 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 6 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Ethiopian forces enter strategic Tigray town of Adwa, witnesses say
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
تقدم حكومي واستسلام ضباط.. ماذا يجري في تيغراي؟
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SNSky News Arabia
قرب حدود إريتريا.. تحرك عسكري يغير المشهد في تيغراي
(opens the publisher’s site)Ethiopian federal forces entered the strategic Tigray town of Adwa without a fight after TPLF fighters withdrew, as flights to Mekelle resumed.
- Ethiopian federal forces and an allied militia entered Adwa on Sunday, a day after TPLF fighters withdrew from the town without engaging in combat.
- Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights to Mekelle on Sunday for the first time since September 23, when the armed alliance captured the airport.
- Eritrea asked the UN Security Council to take deterrent measures against Ethiopia, saying Addis Ababa's accusations amount to a "declaration of war."
- Tigray Peace Forces reported that TPLF officers, including a deputy corps commander, surrendered at Inticho in northern Tigray.