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Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray capital as soldiers take over airport

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What happened

Regional forces in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have taken control of the airport, leading Ethiopian Airlines to cancel flights to the region…

Key facts

  • Reported by ABC News and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:38:28 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray capital as soldiers take over airport

  2. Cloaked in anonymity, Israeli soldiers describe mass civilian killings in 'NAZA'

  3. Ethiopian army pushes back Tigrayan rebels

Sources

The original report was published by ABC News. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

Read the full report at ABC News

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