Fighting widens across Ethiopia as Tigray clashes escalate

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Armed groups clashed with government forces across northern Ethiopia as fears mount of regional spillover.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:25:20 UTC.

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  1. Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia effectively shatters peace deal that ended 2022 war

  2. Ethiopia's Tigray rebels in 'full-blown' war with govt

  3. Fighting widens across Ethiopia as Tigray clashes escalate

  4. Ethiopia's army says it has repelled attacks in first comment on fresh fighting

  5. Tigrayan leaders say new war with Ethiopian govt has begun

  6. Rebel offensive against Ethiopian army stokes fears of return to civil war

  7. How renewed fighting in Tigray could spread across the Horn of Africa

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