Ethiopia Fighting Intensifies: 5 Latest Updates From Tigray
Fighting has intensified across northern Ethiopia as federal forces clash with Tigray People Liberation Front and allied groups in Tigray, Afar and Amhara regions. Government allies claim capture of strategic town Alamata on September 28 2026 after days of heavy battles. The escalation shatters the fragile Pretoria Agreement signed in November 2022.
According to Al Jazeera, the Tigray Peace Force aligned with the federal government said it captured Alamata with the national army while rebel forces seized airports in Mekelle, Shire and Axum. The renewed hostilities follow formation of Ethiopian Peoples Forces Alliance for Survival, a coalition of 7 armed movements including TPLF, Fano and Oromo Liberation Army seeking to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Humanitarian groups report sharp rise in casualties. MSF said war wounded patients in Korem and Alamata hospitals rose from 180 to over 420 between September 22 and 25, with more than 300 arriving at Shire hospital. Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights across Tigray as telecom cuts and road closures blocked movement and aid access.
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk warned that drone strikes hit 5 schools in Tigray on September 22 and a mortar strike in Kobo town in Amhara caused civilian deaths. About 20 Israelis remain trapped in Lalibela as flights remain grounded. Federal government accuses Eritrea and Sudan of backing rebels, claims both deny.
The previous Tigray war from 2020 to 2022 killed an estimated 600,000 people and displaced millions. The African Union brokered Pretoria peace deal failed to resolve core grievances. Analysts fear renewed fighting could destabilize Horn of Africa already strained by Sudan conflict.
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Author: Stella Sunu
