Eritrean troops deploy in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, witnesses say

Tigray Peace Force fighters stand beside an ambulance after entering Mekelle, in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, October 4, 2026 – Copyright © africanews AP Photo/Filmon Equar Hailu)Eritrean troops have deployed in recent days around a town in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, a local official and residents said Wednesday, after two weeks of internal conflict threatening a wider regional war.