Tigray Defense Forces

May- 2023 -

26 May

Soldiers of Tigray Defence Force (TDF) in Mekele, Tigray region, Ethiopia

Tigray Rebel Forces Begin Demobilizing in Ethiopia: Reports

Rebel fighters in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region began demobilizing, marking a new stage in the implementation of a peace deal.

Oct- 2022 -

19 October

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Ethiopia Says Govt Forces Seize Three Towns in Tigray

Ethiopia said its forces had seized three towns in Tigray, the latest major battleground shift in the brutal war.

Nov- 2021 -

23 November

Africa

Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali

Staff Writer With AFP

Ethiopia’s Abiy Vows to Head to War Front Amid Rebel Advance

Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed said he would head to the war front to lead soldiers battling rebels, as the conflict moves closer to Addis Ababa.

8 November

Africa

Ethiopian militias ride in the back of a pick up truck in Ethiopia, on 21 November 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

Leader of Ethiopia’s Oromo Rebels Predicts Victory ‘Very Soon’

A rebel leader fighting Ethiopia's government says his troops are near the capital and preparing another attack, predicting the war would end "very soon."

Sep- 2021 -

21 September

Commentary

A member of Tigray police is pictured at a checkpoint in the outskirts of Mekele on the day of Tigray's regional elections, on September 9, 2020

Yodahe Zemichael

Ethiopia’s Conflict: Will Negotiations With the TPLF Work?

Ethiopia will not succumb to its authoritarian past but rather the people’s government will succeed in charting a course for the soul of the nation.

2 September

Commentary

Members of the Amhara Special Forces seat on the top of a truck while another member looks on in the city of Alamata, Ethiopia, on December 11, 2020

David Steinman

Getting It Wrong in Ethiopia’s Tigray

Western policy that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia, greater humanitarian access, and talks between the federal government and the TPLF is failing and making things worse.

Aug- 2021 -

25 August

Africa

Iran's Mohajer 6 tactical and combat unmanned aerial vehicle

Inder Singh Bisht

Images Suggest Ethiopia Using Iranian Drones in Civil War

Citing images shared on the internet, several media outlets have reported that Ethiopia is using Iranian-made Mohajer-6 combat drones as it fights a civil war.