Ethiopian govt forces enter key Tigray town near Eritrea border

Clashes erupted in late September between the federal army and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), who made gains in neighbouring Afar region but are increasingly being pushed back towards the Eritrean borderEthiopian federal forces and their allies entered a key northern Tigrayan town near the Eritrean border without a fight, residents told AFP on Monday (October 12, 2026), after it was abandoned by rebels.