๐ช๐น Ethiopian federal forces have retaken the airport outside Mekelle, Tigray's capital, as Tigrayan fighters fall back, residents told the Associated Press. It remains unclear who controls the city itself, and neither the government nor the TPLF has commented.
Fighting erupted on September 23, the most serious since the 2022 Pretoria peace deal. A government-aligned Tigrayan armed group, the Tigray Peace Force, claims to have also taken Alamata near the region's southern border, Al Jazeera reported.
At least 52 civilians have been killed, and an explosion also hit the Defense Ministry in Addis Ababa on Thursday. Eritrea cut diplomatic ties with Ethiopia the same day after Addis accused it of backing armed groups, a charge Asmara denies.
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