GoKawiilEthiopia's Tigray war reignites as TPLF and Fano clash with federal forces
Large-scale fighting erupted on September 23 in northern Ethiopia between the TPLF and Amhara Fano militias against federal government troops and allied Tigrayan forces, according to the International Crisis Group. The clashes came five months after the TPLF regained control of Tigray, undermining the 2022 peace agreement that had ended the prior war, and followed an intensified drone campaign by Addis Ababa against TPLF forces.
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The ICG assigns primary responsibility for the escalation to the TPLF, which it says coordinated ground assaults with allied rebel groups under a new alliance aiming to topple the Ethiopian government—a claim that, if accurate, signals a broader anti-government coalition is forming. The author argues that Ethiopian elites across factions repeatedly choose conflict over negotiated settlement, suggesting the breakdown reflects entrenched political incentives rather than inevitable circumstance. This renewed violence risks further destabilizing the Horn of Africa region and could draw in additional external actors who have already taken sides.
- Fighting broke out September 23 between TPLF/Fano forces and federal Ethiopian troops with allied Tigrayans
- ICG says TPLF bears primary responsibility, having formed an alliance seeking to overthrow the government
- The clash follows collapse of momentum from the 2022 peace deal and Addis Ababa's drone strikes on TPLF
Source: africanistperspective.com — Ken Opalo, 2026-10-03
Published there as: “The Escalation of War in Ethiopia”
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