Ethiopian National Defense Force
- Type
- State army
- Also referred to as
- ENDF, Ethiopian army, federal forces
Designations used by other parties appear here, never as the actor's name.
Events involving this actor, by year
4,283 events
Woredas controlled today
- Abaala Afar
- Abaala town Afar
- Adigudom Tigray
- Adihaki Sub City Tigray
- Alamata town Contested
- Ayder Sub City Tigray
- Bora (TG) Tigray
- Chercher Contested
- Emba Alaje Tigray
- Endamehoni Tigray
- Enderta Tigray
- Erebti Afar
- Hadnet Sub City Tigray
- Hawelti Sub City Tigray
- Hintalo Tigray
- Kilte Awulaelo Tigray
- Korem town Contested
- Kuiha Sub City Tigray
- Lalibela town Amhara
- Maichew town Tigray
- Megale Afar
- Mekhoni town Tigray
- Neqsege Tigray
- Ofla Contested
- Qedamay Weyane Sub City Tigray
- Raya Alamata Contested
- Raya Azebo Tigray
- Saharti Tigray
- Samre Tigray
- Sekota town Amhara
- Selewa Tigray
- Semen Sub City Tigray
- Shire Endaslasie town Tigray
- Wajirat Tigray
- Wukro town Tigray
- Zata Contested
Current relations
- Amhara regional forces · Allied Since 4 Nov 2020 A
- Tigray Defence Forces · Hostile Since 22 Sep 2026 A
- Tigray Peace Forces · Allied Since 22 Sep 2026 A
- Raya Zeb · Allied Since 28 Sep 2026 B
Most recent events
Control change · Hawzen town, Eastern, Tigray
Footage shows ENDF convoys moving through the centre of Hawzen in Tigray's Eastern Zone (13.98021, 39.43101), which the monitor said confirms the ENDF took control of the town, apparently approaching from the east.
Control change · Shire Endaslasie town, North Western, Tigray
Footage shows ENDF and Tigray Peace Force convoys at Hayelom Square in Shire, the administrative centre of Tigray's Northwestern Zone, after they entered the town on 9 October.
Statement · Unknown place
Video shows a YIHA-III loitering munition that the monitor identified as captured by ENDF troops from TDF/TPLF forces at an unstated location in Ethiopia.
Statement · Unknown place
Eritrea's Ministry of Information, through Minister Yemane Gebremeskel, rejected Ethiopia's invasion accusation as a pretext for a war Addis Ababa wants to start, and accused the Ethiopian government of threatening force against Eritrea for the past three years.
Statement · Unknown place
Ethiopia and Eritrea each accused the other of starting the war, with Ethiopian officials saying Eritrean forces had pushed about 60 kilometres into northern Tigray and Eritrean officials describing Ethiopia's actions as an unprovoked campaign against it spanning more than three years.
Statement · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
The monitor geolocated the warehouse where the ENDF displayed seized munitions and drones to a former ENDF bunker at 13.482214, 39.518136 adjoining Mekelle Airport, captured by the TDF in 2021, and assessed the haul as a mix of captured ENDF stocks and more recent TDF acquisitions.
Drone strike · Unknown place
Ethiopian government drones reportedly carried out strikes in Tigray from Wednesday through Thursday morning in response to the reported Eritrean incursion; the reports were unverified.
Control change · Mehal Meda town, North Shewa (AM), Amhara
The Amhara Fano National Movement said coordinated offensives by its Shoa commands took control of ten towns in Shoa and captured 520 government troops.
Statement · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
Footage published on 7 October shows munitions presented as seized by the ENDF from a TDF/TPLF warehouse in Mekelle, which the monitor identified as dozens of Chinese GB-25 laser-guided drone munitions, US Mk 82 and Russian FAB general-purpose bombs, R-60M and R-73 air-to-air missiles, and dismantled drones resembling Iranian Mohajer-6s.
Statement · Unknown place
The US Embassy in Addis Ababa warned of possible long-range attacks in Ethiopia, citing reports of recent strikes on military installations, and advised against travel to Amhara, Tigray and Afar.