Fighters with the Tigray Defense Forces announced on Tuesday the shoot down of an Mi-35 attack helicopter belonging to the Ethiopian government in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. Media outlets affiliated… Continue reading "Tigray Rebels Down Government Helicopter in Embattled Ethiopian Province"
As Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has been embroiled in a large conflict for four months now, little information has exited the region, causing many observers to turn to satellite imagery… Continue reading "Satellite Imagery Raises Concerns Over Situation in Western Tigray"
Since the end of 2020, Sudanese forces have steadily been reclaiming territory in the disputed Fashaga Triangle on the border of Sudan and Ethiopia. Largely unreported, Amhara militiamen backed by… Continue reading "Unreported and Unnoticed, Sudan and Ethiopia Fight Over Border"
On Sunday, Tigray fighters belonging to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have claimed to shoot down a MiG-23 which crashed near Abiy Addi, 50 kilometers west of Mekelle. The… Continue reading "Tigray Rebels Down Jet, Capture Pilot, One Day After Ethiopian Prime Minister Declares Victory"
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today announced that the “Final Phase of the Rule of Law Operations” had begun, marking the official beginning of an armored offensive on the city… Continue reading "‘Final Phase’ of Ethiopian Assault On City of Mekelle Begins"
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared a 72-hour deadline on Sunday for Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters in the city of Mekelle to surrender, after which the Ethiopian National… Continue reading "“Point of No Return” For Imminent Siege of Tigray Capital"
Ethnic Tigray fighters have seized control over at least four air defense sites in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as fighting erupted last week. As fighting intensifies in north-western Ethiopia, Tigray fighters… Continue reading "Tigray Forces Seize Air Defense Sites in Embattled Ethiopian Region"
Mobile networks, fixed-line internet and landline telephony in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have been cut off, as heavy fighting between the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front… Continue reading "Communications Blackout in Ethiopia’s Tigray State As Fighting Breaks Out"