Daily record · 21 Sep 2026
Ethiopia war, 21 Sep 2026: what happened
5 reports on 21 Sep 2026: 2 independently verified, 3 claimed by a party. 0 drone or air strikes, 1 changes of control.
Changes of control
All reports of the day
- 21 Sep 20265
Statement · Unknown place
Flight tracking shows Batot Air IL-76TD cargo aircraft XT-ABG, shortly after returning from China, flying from Al Reef Airbase to Al Ain and then departing for East Africa, with Ethiopia assessed by the monitor as the likely destination.
Battle · Unknown place
Amnesty International reported that renewed hostilities between Tigrayan forces and federal troops broke out on 21 September and later spread into parts of Afar and Amhara.
Statement · Unknown place
The prime minister's spokesperson said alliance members had long collaborated with Eritrean financial backing.
Statement · Unknown place
Seven armed groups including Fano, the OLA and the TPLF announced an alliance named the Alliance for Survival aimed at removing the federal government.
Statement · Unknown place
Seven Ethiopian armed and political groups, including the TPLF, the Amhara Fano National Movement and the OLA, announced an alliance aimed at removing the federal government.