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Event #5,816 · 14 Oct 2026

Development · Hawelti Sub City

The ENDF claimed it seized a cache of weapons, including artillery shells, bombs, missiles, and drone components, from a TDF warehouse in Mekelle.

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Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
13.504, 39.444 · approximate location
Grade
C Claimed
A single party's claim
Weapons named
155mm shellsSH15 howitzersAH-2 howitzersGB-25 laser-guided drone munitionsMk 82 bombsFAB GP bombsR-60M air-to-air missilesR-73 air-to-air missilesMohajer-6 drones

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