Escalation: TPLF seizes Mekelle airport
Tigrayan forces launched a major offensive on Sept. 23 and took Alula Aba Nega Airport in Mekelle overnight, pushing out federal police. Regional authorities said they had mobilized their forces against the central government.
Ethiopian Airlines halted flights the same day to Mekelle, Axum and Shire, citing the situation in Tigray. Control of Mekelle’s main airfield now rests with Tigrayan forces, and routine civilian air links to three Tigray airports are suspended.
The federal side describes the push as a major offensive. Tigrayan leaders cast it as a defensive campaign.
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