# Ethiopian army claims to have taken Tigrayan stronghold

- Published: 2026-10-07T14:32:07.998Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T11:33:47.414Z
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- Topics: Conflict, war and peace, Economy, business and finance, Politics, Science and technology
- Involves: Ackled, Adigrat, Africa Credit Rating Agency, African Union, Alamata, An Adigrat resident, Asmara, Clashes between the Ethiopian army and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), Data centres, Debretsion Gebremichael, Edaga Hamus resident, Eritrea

## How it developed

- 2026-09-29T05:00:19.888Z - Al Jazeera English: [Ethiopian army claims to have taken Tigrayan stronghold](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/29/ethiopian-army-claims-to-have-taken-tigrayan-stronghold)
- 2026-10-03T09:32:19.915Z - France 24 English: [Ethiopia's Tigray rebels abandon regional capital of Mekelle as pro-government forces advance](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20261003-ethiopia-s-tigray-rebels-abandon-regional-capital-of-mekelle-as-pro-government-forces-advance)
- 2026-10-07T14:32:07.998Z - BBC News Amharic: [የኤርትራ ወታደሮች የኢትዮጵያን ድንበር አልፈው በብዛት መግባታቸውን የዐይን እማኞች ለቢቢሲ ተናገሩ - BBC News አማርኛ](https://www.bbc.com/amharic/articles/cwrky0mdr2xxo)
- 2026-10-07T21:32:05.739Z - France 24 English: [Eye on Africa - Africa joins the data center backlash](https://www.france24.com/en/africa-joins-the-data-center-backlash)
- 2026-10-08T11:33:47.414Z - France 24 English: [Eritrean troops reportedly enter Ethiopia’s Tigray region](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261008-eritrean-troops-reportedly-enter-ethiopia-s-tigray-region)
- 2026-10-08T11:01:33.892Z - BBC News Amharic: ["ድርቁ፣ ረሃቡ፣ መፈናቀሉ ሳይበቃ ወደ ሌላ ዙር ጦርነት እየገባን ይመስላል"- የኤርትራ ወታደሮች ትግራይ መግባት ያሰጋቸው ነዋሪዎች  - BBC News አማርኛ](https://www.bbc.com/amharic/articles/cm93z89gpwxzo)

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