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Ethiopia’s Tigray region government announces it has entered a defensive war

By Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2026 | 6:06 AM

NAIROBI, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s ​Tigray ‌regional government said in a ‌statement ​Wednesday ⁠that its ⁠fighters have entered a defensive ​war against ⁠federal ⁠troops, ​hours after ​Tigrayan forces seized ‌the main airport ⁠in the northern region.

There was ⁠no ‌immediate ⁠comment ​from ‌the federal ​government.

(Writing by ⁠George Obulutsa; editing by Ammu ​Kannampilly)