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Ethiopian forces enter Adwa after TPLF fighters withdraw
Ethiopian government forces and an allied militia entered Adwa, a town in the northern Tigray region, after Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters withdrew.
Residents said the entry happened without a fight, though one resident said government forces had not yet reached the town centre.
The advance came days after federal forces captured nearby Adigrat and Mekelle, Tigray’s regional capital.
Fighting between Ethiopian forces and an alliance of armed groups that includes the TPLF began on September 23, and the alliance captured Mekelle’s airport.
Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights between Addis Ababa and Mekelle on Sunday, for the first time since September 23.
Adwa residents said shops were closed and government institutions, including the hospital, had been looted, while people feared theft.
The TPLF’s regional administration had moved temporarily from Mekelle, but the sources do not say what will happen next in Adwa.
Ethiopian government forces and an allied militia entered Adwa without a fight on Sunday, residents said.
The entry came a day after Tigray People’s Liberation Front fighters withdrew from the town.
Residents said shops were closed and government institutions, including Adwa Hospital, had been looted.
Ethiopian Airlines also resumed flights between Addis Ababa and Mekelle on Sunday, for the first time since September 23.
- Who
- Ethiopian government forces and an allied militia entered Adwa after TPLF fighters withdrew.
- What
- Forces entered the town without a fight, according to residents.
- When
- Sunday, October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Adwa, in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.
- Why
- Not stated.
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ACLED said Ethiopian drone strikes targeted a hotel in Adwa, wounding between five and nine people.
TPLF fighters withdrew from Adwa, according to residents.
Ethiopian government forces and an allied militia entered Adwa, residents said.
Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights from Addis Ababa to Mekelle for the first time since September 23.
- Location
- Adwa, Tigray
- Distance from Eritrea
- Roughly 40km (24 miles)
- Forces entering Adwa
- Ethiopian government forces and an allied militia
- Air service
- Flights between Addis Ababa and Mekelle resumed October 11
- Hotel strike
- October 4; between five and nine people were wounded
What people are saying
All the shops in the town are closed. Last night, many government institutions, including Adwa Hospital, were looted.
I would like to assure you on this occasion that we will bring visible change, a change beyond mere hope.
Sources
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