# Ethiopia Recaptures Tigray Airport

> Ethiopian forces retake Mekelle airport after rebel groups seized it last week.
- Title: Ethiopia Recaptures Tigray Airport · Dw | Shortify
- Summary: Ethiopian forces retake Mekelle airport after rebel groups seized it last week. Ethiopian government forces recaptured Alula Aba Nega Airport in Mekelle…
- Keywords: ethiopia, tigray, mekelle, alula aba nega airport, tigray people's liberation front, tplf, debretsion gebremichael, abiy ahmed, civil war, red sea, eritrea, sudan
- Source: Dw — https://dw.com/en/in-tigray-ethiopian-government-forces-have-advanced-against-a-northern-rebel-group-reports-indicate/a-79534372?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
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- Topics: ethiopia, tigray, mekelle, alula aba nega airport, tigray people's liberation front, tplf, debretsion gebremichael, abiy ahmed, civil war, red sea, eritrea, sudan
## 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
## Key takeaway

Ethiopian government forces recaptured Alula Aba Nega Airport in Mekelle, Tigray, following rebel group control since September 23.