Tigray: TPLF claims new tactical victories

TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael said on October 22, 2026, that his forces were still fighting Ethiopia’s federal army and had achieved recent tactical victories. The federal government retook Mekele, the regional capital, on October 4, along with several strategic positions, but fighting continues in rural areas. The previous week, the TPLF claimed it had neutralised several hundred federal soldiers in clashes in northern and central Tigray; the figures have not been independently confirmed. Large-scale hostilities resumed on September 22, putting further strain on the 2022 Pretoria Agreement.