Daily record · 22 Sep 2026
Ethiopia war, 22 Sep 2026: what happened
7 reports on 22 Sep 2026: 5 independently verified, 2 claimed by a party. 4 drone or air strikes, 3 changes of control, 14 people reported killed.
Changes of control
Drone and air strikes
- 22 Sep 20264
Airstrike · Unknown place
The Tigray regional government said federal forces carried out intensive bombardments with aircraft, drones and artillery on Tigray, which AFP could not verify.
Drone strike · Alamata town, Area 3, Contested
Drones struck two schools in Alamata; the town's mayor said 14 civilians were killed and 22 wounded.
Drone strike · Unknown place
The federal government carried out its largest drone attack since August, targeting an apparent build-up of Tigrayan forces near the Wollo area of Amhara.
Airstrike · Unknown place
ENDF airstrikes, some by drone, reportedly hit five schools in Tigray, causing deaths and injuries, according to the UN human rights office.
All reports of the day
- 22 Sep 20267
Statement · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Flight tracking showed the Southern Spirit Airlines Il-76TD cargo aircraft (7P-HAR) flying from Abu Dhabi to Entebbe and on to Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa on 22 September before returning to Abu Dhabi.
Airstrike · Unknown place
The Tigray regional government said federal forces carried out intensive bombardments with aircraft, drones and artillery on Tigray, which AFP could not verify.
Battle · Erebti, Kilbati /Zone 2, Afar
Humanitarian workers reported fighting between TPLF forces and federal forces in Abala and Erebti in Afar, after an overnight TPLF attack on Abala that the Afar regional government also confirmed.
Drone strike · Alamata town, Area 3, Contested
Drones struck two schools in Alamata; the town's mayor said 14 civilians were killed and 22 wounded.
Drone strike · Unknown place
The federal government carried out its largest drone attack since August, targeting an apparent build-up of Tigrayan forces near the Wollo area of Amhara.
Airstrike · Unknown place
ENDF airstrikes, some by drone, reportedly hit five schools in Tigray, causing deaths and injuries, according to the UN human rights office.
Battle · Unknown place
A coalition of 36 human rights organisations said large-scale fighting broke out on 22 September 2026 between Ethiopian government forces and allied Tigrayan and Amhara fighters, spreading into the Afar and Amhara regions and involving drone strikes, mortar and artillery fire, and air strikes on populated areas.