On January 16, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (FDRE Defense Force) received Russian-made 4th generation Sukhoi Su-30 fighters and Turkish Akıncı unmanned aerial vehicles with a ceremony at Harar Meda… Continue reading "Ethiopian Air Force Receives Russian Sukhoi Su-30 Aircraft and Turkish Akıncı Unmanned Aerial Vehicles"
The United States State Department says that U.S. citizens in Ethiopia should leave via commercial airline flights out of Addis Ababa while they are still available, with officials saying that… Continue reading "Ethiopian PM Departs For Frontlines As US Says “No Expectation” Of Military Evacuations"
Tigrayan Forces fighting in the north of Ethiopia have taken the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lalibela amidst an advance into the Amhara region. The fighting, which has seen… Continue reading "Tigray Forces Take UNESCO Site of Lalibela"
Tigrayan rebels have retaken Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray state, after Ethiopia’s government announced an immediate and unilateral ceasefire late on Monday. Reports that have made it through a… Continue reading "Tigrayan Rebels Retake Tigray Capital Following Ceasefire Declaration"
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for the shootdown of an Ethiopian Air Force C-130 near the town of Gijet in the south of Ethiopia’s Tigray Province. In… Continue reading "Tigray People’s Liberation Front Claim Downing Of Ethiopian C-130"
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"
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"