Daily record · 1 Oct 2026
Ethiopia war, 1 Oct 2026: what happened
26 reports on 1 Oct 2026: 6 independently verified, 20 claimed by a party. 0 drone or air strikes, 0 changes of control.
All reports of the day
- 1 Oct 202626
Development · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Ethiopia said it would close its embassy in Asmara and expel 10 Eritrean diplomats from Addis Ababa within 48 hours, and Eritrea said it was severing diplomatic ties with Ethiopia.
Statement · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Flight tracking shows a Batot Air Il-76TD cargo aircraft (XT-ABL) flying from Al Ain in the UAE to Ethiopia on 1 October, likely landing at Bole Airport, while a Vise Air Il-76TD carrying a registration (7Q-VZZ) the monitor calls fake left Al Ain for East Africa with Ethiopia a possible destination.
Statement · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Flight-tracking data showed a Vise Air Il-76TD cargo aircraft (reg. 7Q-VAF, callsign V92033) flying from Al Ain in the UAE towards Ethiopia on 1 October, which the monitor assessed was likely bound for Bole or Bahir Dar airport.
Statement · Unknown place
The UN Secretary-General's spokesperson said escalating drone activity and air strikes across northern Ethiopia were putting civilians, infrastructure and humanitarian operations at risk, with aid access negotiated case by case.
Statement · Unknown place
Ethiopia closed its embassy in Eritrea and expelled ten Eritrean diplomats, citing Eritrean hostility linked to the fighting, and Eritrea severed ties in response.
Statement · Unknown place
TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael said in a video that the war was regional and about control of the Red Sea.
Statement · Unknown place
TPLF chair Debretsion Gebremichael said his forces would not hold fixed positions and would choose where to attack the federal army.
Statement · Unknown place
TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael said in a video message that his forces would strike wherever they chose, implying guerrilla-style attacks.
Statement · Unknown place
Ethiopia closed its Asmara embassy and expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats citing hostile acts, and Eritrea severed all diplomatic ties.
Statement · Unknown place
Ethiopia closed its embassy in Eritrea citing hostile acts and expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats, and Eritrea severed diplomatic ties.
Statement · Unknown place
TPLF chairperson Debretsion Gebremichael acknowledged federal forces had occupied parts of Tigray and vowed a counter-attack.
Statement · Unknown place
Ethiopia expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats and closed its Asmara embassy citing hostile acts, and Eritrea severed diplomatic ties.
Statement · Unknown place
Ethiopia expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats and shut its Asmara embassy, accusing Eritrea of backing the TPLF, and Eritrea severed diplomatic ties in response.
Statement · Unknown place
Ethiopia closed its embassy in Asmara and expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats, accusing Eritrea of backing a rebel alliance, and Eritrea responded by severing diplomatic ties.
Battle · Megale, Kilbati /Zone 2, Afar
Afar's regional communications head said Eritrean troops had crossed the border and were fighting alongside TPLF forces against the ENDF and Afar forces around Abala, Megale, Wasamana and Erebti; Eritrea called this a false allegation.
Statement · Unknown place
Ethiopia's foreign ministry announced the closure of its embassy in Asmara and ordered 10 Eritrean diplomats to leave within 48 hours, citing Eritrean hostile acts; Eritrea called the move hostile and said it would cut ties.
Statement · Unknown place
TPLF chairman Debretsion Gebremichael said Tigrayan forces were fighting in various areas and that federal forces might take parts of Tigray as a deliberate strategy.
Control change · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
Local officials and residents told AFP that Eritrean soldiers had been in Adigrat for days and were moving south, including toward Edaga.
Statement · Unknown place
TPLF chairman Debretsion Gebremichael acknowledged federal forces had occupied parts of Tigray and said his forces would counter-attack.
Control change · Unknown place
The Tigray Peace Forces said federal forces and allied militia captured a town about 75 km south of Mekelle.
Control change · Maichew town, Southern, Tigray
A pro-government militia said on X that it had retaken the town of Maychew in southern Tigray.
Statement · Unknown place
Afar's regional administrator said Eritrean soldiers had entered the region in support of the armed opposition alliance's offensive, a claim not addressed by Eritrea in this report.
Statement · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Eritrea announced it would cut all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia after Addis Ababa expelled ten Eritrean diplomats and shut its embassy in Asmara, accusing Eritrea of acts of hostility, a charge Asmara rejected and blamed on Ethiopian aggression instead.
Statement · Unknown place
Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it is closing its embassy in Asmara and ordering ten Eritrean diplomats to leave within 48 hours, accusing Eritrea of hostile and belligerent acts that threaten Ethiopia's national security.
Statement · Unknown place
The United Nations warned that growing drone activity and airstrikes in northern Ethiopia were putting civilians at serious risk.
Statement · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Ethiopia expelled Eritrean and Egyptian diplomats and said it was closing its embassy in Asmara, after which Eritrea severed all diplomatic relations with Ethiopia and Egypt expelled an Ethiopian diplomat in response.