Addis Ababa, Oct 3, 2026 (AFP) - Ethiopia's Tigray rebels abandon regional capital as govt advances

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Ethiopian federal forces had entered the Tigray state capital on Saturday, a humanitarian source told AFP, after residents reported that the region's rebels had abandoned the city. Fighting erupted on September 23 in northern Ethiopia as the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) launched attacks into neighbouring states, raising fears of a return to the devastating 2020-2022 civil war. But federal forces and pro-government militias have......

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