Daily record · 11 Oct 2026
Ethiopia war, 11 Oct 2026: what happened
18 reports on 11 Oct 2026: 10 independently verified, 8 claimed by a party. 0 drone or air strikes, 4 changes of control.
Changes of control
- Ethiopian National Defense Force took Adwa town
- Ethiopian National Defense Force took Adi Daero
- +2 · inferred from an advance
All reports of the day
- 11 Oct 202618
Statement · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
Residents of Adi Gudom said they would stand with the ENDF to remove what they called an illegal group after demonstrating against forced recruitment and other abuses.
Development · Unknown place
Residents and eyewitnesses said Eritrean Defence Forces withdrew from Fatsi on October 11.
Control change · Unknown place
The Ethiopian National Defense Force and Tigray Peace Forces took Selkhleha on October 11.
Development · Elidar, Awsi /Zone 1, Afar
Residents said Ethiopian National Defense Force and Tigray Peace Forces were active near the Eritrea border around Elidar and Bure, but eyewitnesses said Ethiopian troops did not cross into Eritrea.
Development · Unknown place
AfriMEOSINT reported that three cargo aircraft flew from the United Arab Emirates to Bole Airport in Ethiopia on 2026-10-11.
Development · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
A video showed Getachew Reda, Abraham Belay and other federal government delegates in Adigrat and Edaga Hamus on 11 October 2026.
Development · Unknown place
Getachew Reda said Tigray would be run under a federal command post, with the Ethiopian National Defense Force and Tigray Peace Forces jointly maintaining security and elections expected after six months.
Development · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights from Addis Ababa to Mekelle, according to Fana Media Corporation.
Statement · Unknown place
Amhara Media Corporation said the government stated that the conflict in the Amhara region over the past three years has caused economic, social and material losses and many deaths, and that it has kept its peace door open.
Development · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
Ethiopian Airlines started regular flights from Addis Ababa to Mekelle, and one of its planes landed there on 11 October 2026.
Statement · Unknown place
The Eritrean government was described as pursuing a long-running foreign policy aimed at weakening Ethiopia's influence in the region.
Development · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
Ethiopian Airlines said it would resume its regular flights to Mekelle on October 11, 2026.
Statement · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
Tigray authorities said that their forces had returned to Mekelle after 18 months and had also reached Adigrat.
Control change · Adwa town, Central, Tigray
Ethiomapping said TDF forces had left Adwa and that Aksum was the last major city in Tigray under their control.
Control change · Adi Daero, North Western, Tigray
The Ethiopian National Defence Forces and allied Tigray Peace Forces took Adi Dairo in north-western Tigray.
Statement · Unknown place
TPLF said it was ready to launch a military counterattack and that no force would leave Tigray.
Statement · Unknown place
Getachew Reda said that the federal government controlled most areas of Tigray after weeks of fighting and would run the region through a federal command post until elections were held.
Statement · Unknown place
The Amhara Fano National Movement said drones were being used against the Amhara region and said Fano would continue fighting the Abiy Ahmed government.