Event #5,982 · 20 Oct 2026
Battle · Erebti
Fighting between the rebel coalition including TPLF, Fano, and OLA and the Ethiopian National Defense Force spread into Afar region, with rebel forces capturing localities such as Erebti to target the Ethiopia-Djibouti trade corridor.
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- 2 Oct 20261
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Control change · Erebti, Kilbati /Zone 2, Afar
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Control change · Erebti, Kilbati /Zone 2, Afar
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Battle · Erebti, Kilbati /Zone 2, Afar
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Control change · Erebti, Kilbati /Zone 2, Afar
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- 22 Sep 20261
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.