Tigrayan fighters launch two-front offensive into Afar and Amhara

Tigrayan fighters pushed into Afar and Amhara in September 2026, seizing Abala and firing heavy artillery toward Yallo, with fighting around Weldiya. Tigray's government on September 23 called it a defensive war; Ethiopia's army said it foiled attacks. About 600,000 people died in the 2020-2022 war between the army and the TPLF.