Residents recount drone strikes in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: October 18, 2026Country: Ethiopia

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Residents recount drone strikes in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region

Renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has raised fears of a wider regional conflict. In Adigrat, a city near the Eritrean border, residents recall recent drone strikes by Ethiopian forces against Eritrean troops.

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