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Ethiopian government forces and an allied militia entered Adwa in Tigray after Tigray People’s Liberation Front fighters withdrew, witnesses said. Residents reported closed shops and looting in the town.
Adwa is approximately 40 km from Eritrea’s border.
Ethiopian forces retook Tigray and Mekelle after the TPLF withdrew. An interim administration will govern for six months to restore stability and prepare regional elections, while about 1 million people remain displaced and tensions with Eritrea persist.
The Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival was announced by seven Ethiopian armed and political groups.
Witnesses told The Guardian that Tigray armed groups were forcibly recruiting men and boys aged 15 to 65 amid fighting that resumed on 23 September between Ethiopia’s federal government and the TPLF. The conflict stranded civilians and disrupted banking and communications.
Age of the youngest children Human Rights Watch said were involved in documented recruitment cases
Fighting between Tigrayan and federal forces has spread across northern Ethiopia. Government troops reportedly captured Alamata, where hospital sources said at least 52 civilians were killed, while more than 700 wounded people were admitted to MSF-supported hospitals in Tigray.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front announced an alliance with six armed groups in Ethiopia.
Ethiopian and allied forces expanded control across Tigray, entered Aksum and retook Adwa and Adigrat, while ACLED reported Eritrean troops withdrawing through Zalambessa. Eritrea denied its forces entered Tigray and rejected claims of losses; the US called for de-escalation.
The new Ethiopian opposition alliance comprises seven groups.
Seven Ethiopian armed groups announced the Alliance for Survival, saying they would remove the government and establish a transitional administration. The coalition includes groups from six of Ethiopia’s 12 regional states.
Seven Ethiopian armed groups formed an alliance called the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival.