Ethiopian Forces Retake Main Airport in Tigray Capital
Automated summary•3 October 2026 at 22:51
Ethiopian government forces have regained control of the main airport in Mekelle, three sources said on Saturday.
Mekelle is the capital of Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia, and one of the opposition alliance’s most prominent strongholds.
The airport’s recapture marks a major setback for the alliance, giving government forces control of a key transport facility in the regional capital.
The reported change in control concerns the airport. The account did not establish whether control of other parts of Mekelle had also changed.
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