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Ethiopia Recaptures Tigray Airport
Ethiopian forces retake Mekelle airport after rebel groups seized it last week.
In brief
Ethiopian forces retake Mekelle airport after rebel groups seized it last week. Ethiopian government forces recaptured Alula Aba Nega Airport in Mekelle, Tigray, following rebel group control since September 23. Originally reported by Dw.
Government forces recapture airport
Ethiopian federal forces now control Alula Aba Nega Airport in Mekelle after rebel groups seized it on September 23.
“The military is in full control of the airport. That much I can confirm”
Rebel groups withdraw from city
Rebel groups reportedly leaving Mekelle as Ethiopian government forces advance, according to a humanitarian source.
TPLF seeks to topple government
The TPLF, which ruled Ethiopia from 1991 to 2018, aims to overthrow Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government.
Civil war deaths
More than 600,000 people died in the civil war from 2020 to 2022.
Regional tensions escalate
Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties last week after both countries expelled diplomats and closed embassies.
Red sea control conflict
The TPLF claims the war is regional and aims to control the Red Sea, according to Debretsion Gebremichael.
“the war is regional and it is a war to control the Red Sea”
The bottom line
Ethiopian government forces recaptured Alula Aba Nega Airport in Mekelle, Tigray, following rebel group control since September 23.
