Ethiopia launches drone attack against Eritrean troops who crossed into Tigray
Members of the Ethiopian federal police in Mekelle after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front retreated from the city. Photograph: ReutersView image in fullscreenMembers of the Ethiopian federal police in Mekelle after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front retreated from the city. Ethiopia’s military pushed back and an allied militia, the Tigray Peace Force, took over Tigray’s regional capital Mekelle on 4 October after the TPLF withdrew from the city.View image in fullscreenMembers of the Ethiopian republican guards patrol at the Mekelle Alula Aba Nega international airport on Wednesday.
- ▪Members of the Ethiopian federal police in Mekelle after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front retreated from the city.
- ▪Photograph: ReutersView image in fullscreenMembers of the Ethiopian federal police in Mekelle after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front retreated from the city.
- ▪Ethiopia’s military pushed back and an allied militia, the Tigray Peace Force, took over Tigray’s regional capital Mekelle on 4 October after the TPLF withdrew from the city.View image in fullscreenMembers of the Ethiopian republican guards
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Members of the Ethiopian federal police in Mekelle after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front retreated from the city. Photograph: ReutersView image in fullscreenMembers of the Ethiopian federal police in Mekelle after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front retreated from the city. Photograph: ReutersEthiopiaEthiopia launches drone attack against Eritrean troops who crossed into TigrayGovernment forces’ attack raises risk of internal conflict in Ethiopia that could trigger regional war Rachel Savage and agenciesThu 8 Oct 2026 12.11 EDTLast modified on Thu 8 Oct 2026 12.24 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleEritrean troops who crossed into Ethiopia’s Tigray region have come under drone attack from government forces, raising the risk that renewed internal conflict in Ethiopia could trigger…
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