Ethiopian forces recapture Mekelle airport from Tigrayan fighters
Ethiopian federal forces have taken the airport in Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region, according to people in the city who spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday, reversing a takeover by Tigrayan fighters that prompted the suspension of commercial flights last month.
Neither the Ethiopian government nor the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, had issued an official statement on the airport’s reported capture.
The federal government has a significant military advantage, having ramped up production of military drones since the last conflict.
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