Event Brief
Tigray rebels and Ethiopia trade casualty claims as fighting spreads
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 24, 2026 at 2:11 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 25, 2026 at 8:19 AM ET
Summary: Tigray rebel authorities say they are in a “full-blown war” with Ethiopia’s government as fighting spreads into Amhara and Afar. Ethiopia’s federal army says 272 rebels were killed and 260 wounded in the north. France 24 interviews Jervin Naidoo, a political analyst at Oxford Economics Africa, on the escalation’s seriousness and drivers.
WHO: Jervin Naidoo (Oxford Economics Africa); Ethiopia’s federal army; Tigray rebel authorities
WHAT: Tigray rebel authorities declare a “full-blown war” with Ethiopia as fighting spreads into Amhara and Afar, while Ethiopia’s federal army reports rebel casualties in the north.
WHEN: Sep 25, 2026 at 7:15 AM ET
WHERE: Ethiopia
WHY: Tigray rebel authorities describe renewed fighting as a war with the Ethiopian government, with clashes spreading into Amhara and Afar.
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