Ethiopian National Defense Force

Force in Play

Advancing toward Mekelle; holds Alamata

At least 52 civilians died in three days of fighting around Alamata in Ethiopia's Tigray region, hospital sources told the BBC. Federal troops have taken the town and are pushing north toward Mekelle, the regional capital.

Updated 3 hours ago

Force in Play

Clashing with Tigray Defense Forces and Fano along the Kobo-Tumuga front

Seven Ethiopian armed groups announced a joint coalition on September 20, binding rebel movements from the country's largest regions under a single banner. Three days later, Tigrayan leaders declared that a new war with the federal government had begun, as fighting erupted in Tigray and two neighboring regions.

Updated Sep 23