Ethiopia accused of drone strike near Tigray capital
© Michele Spatari/AFP Published on August 18, 2026 at 14:11 pm (GMT +1) Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have accused the federal government of carrying out a drone strike near the regional capital Mekelle, raising fears that a confrontation gathering pace around the region’s borders is moving closer to its political centre.
The TPLF said its troops fought federal forces near the Sudanese border on 1 August.
Kelali Hagazi, a local official, said federal forces struck a farmers’ training centre in Dandera village around 10am this morning, 18 August.
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