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Every event we publish, newest first, with its sources and confidence grade. Claimed events come from one party and never change the map.
Statement · Unknown place
Flight tracking shows a Vise Air Il-76TD cargo aircraft (7Q-VZZ) flying from Al Reef Airbase in Abu Dhabi to Ethiopia on 10 October, while a Batot Air Il-76TD (XT-ABL) left Al Ain for East Africa with Ethiopia a possible destination.
Statement · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Flight tracking shows the same Aerostan Boeing 747-251B(SF) freighter (EX-47002) making a second flight from Al Ain Airport in the UAE to Bole International Airport in Ethiopia on 9 October.
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.
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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.
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Ethiopia's foreign minister called Eritrea's conduct an act of aggression justifying self-defence, while Eritrea's information minister accused Ethiopia of an unprovoked war of aggression.
Shelling · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
An Adigrat resident reported repeated explosions of unclear origin several kilometres outside the town overnight and into Friday morning.
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Eritrea's information minister accused Ethiopia of waging a war of aggression to take the port of Assab, without addressing the reported Eritrean deployment.
Drone strike · Unknown place
A drone strike near a displacement camp and informal gold mining site in Wad al-Mahi province, near Sudan's border with Ethiopia, killed 30 displaced people; the provincial governor attributed it to the RSF and said it was launched from inside Ethiopia.
Control change · Unknown place
A foreign security source estimated 5,000 to 8,000 Eritrean soldiers were present in Tigray, with various sources confirming their presence.
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Ethiopia accused Eritrea of backing Tigrayan rebels while Eritrea accused Ethiopia of waging an unprovoked war against it.
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Ethiopia called Eritrea's deployment of troops in Tigray a blatant act of aggression, while Eritrea said it faced an unprovoked war of aggression from Ethiopia.
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Eritrea's information minister said Eritrea faced an unprovoked war of aggression and accused Ethiopia of seeking regime change in Asmara.
Drone strike · Unknown place
A drone strike attributed to the RSF killed 26 women and four children near a displacement camp in Sudan's Blue Nile near the Ethiopian border; a local governor claimed it was launched from inside 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.
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TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael said his forces would choose when and where to confront the government.
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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 · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Flight tracking shows an Aerostan Boeing 747-251B(SF) freighter (EX-47002) flying from Al Ain Airport in the UAE to Bole International Airport in Ethiopia on 8 October, a rare visit by this aircraft.
Statement · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Flight tracking shows a Vise Air Il-76TD cargo aircraft (7Q-VZZ) flying from Al Reef Airbase in the UAE to Ethiopia on 8 October, likely bound for Bole Airport, while an Invicta Air Il-76TD (TL-ATB) left Al Ain for East Africa with Ethiopia a possible destination.
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.
Statement · Unknown place
Ethiopia's foreign minister demanded the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean forces from Ethiopian territory and asserted Ethiopia's right to defend itself.
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.
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In a letter to UN Security Council members, Ethiopia's foreign minister said Eritrean forces had advanced up to 60 km into northern Ethiopia and invoked the right to self-defence.
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Ethiopia wrote to the UN Security Council demanding the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean troops and saying it had no option but to defend itself.
Statement · Unknown place
In a letter to the UN Security Council, Ethiopia accused Eritrea of an all-out invasion advancing up to 60km into Tigray and invoked its right to self-defence.
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.
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Flight tracking shows three Il-76TD cargo aircraft (Vise Air 7Q-VZZ and 7Q-VAF, Batot Air XT-ABL) heading from Al Reef Airbase and Al Ain Airport in the UAE towards East Africa on 7 October, likely to Ethiopia.
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.
Control change · Unknown place
Unverified reports said Eritrean forces entered several unnamed towns in Tigray.
Control change · Shire Endaslasie town, North Western, Tigray
An aid worker said TPLF fighters and the local administration left Shire on Wednesday, before pro-government forces had entered the town.
Drone strike · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
ACLED said drone strikes believed to be by the Ethiopian military hit Eritrean forces on Wednesday and Thursday as they withdrew from positions near Adigrat.
Drone strike · Unknown place
ACLED said Eritrean troops travelling toward Idaga Hamus came under drone attack at Guada, which it attributed to the Ethiopian military.
Control change · Zala Anbesa town, Eastern, Tigray
Conflict monitor ACLED said Eritrean troops crossed the border into Ethiopia at Zelambesa.
Control change · Edaga Hamus town, Eastern, Tigray
A Tigray Peace Force commander said Eritrean personnel entered Idaga Hamus; AP could not verify.
Statement · Unknown place
Eritrea's information minister did not deny troops had crossed the border and accused Ethiopia of building a false self-defence narrative for a war of aggression.
Drone strike · Unknown place
A Tigray Peace Force commander said the Eritrean force that entered Tigray was being struck by drones.
Control change · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
Eyewitnesses, a local official and ACLED said Eritrean troops crossed the border at Zalambessa and were positioned around Adigrat with heavy weaponry, moving south.
Statement · Unknown place
Eritrea's information minister neither confirmed nor denied the presence of Eritrean troops and accused Ethiopia of preparing a war to gain sea access.
Drone strike · Unknown place
ACLED said Ethiopian government drones targeted Eritrean troops in Tigray on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
Control change · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
Civilian witnesses, a militia commander and ACLED said Eritrean military vehicles carrying soldiers crossed into Tigray and reached Adigrat.
Statement · Unknown place
Eritrea's information minister did not deny troops had crossed the border and accused Ethiopia of building a false self-defence narrative for a war of aggression.
Drone strike · Unknown place
A Tigray Peace Force commander said the Eritrean force that entered Tigray was being struck by drones.
Control change · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
Eyewitnesses, a local official and ACLED said Eritrean troops crossed the border at Zalambessa and were positioned around Adigrat with heavy weaponry, moving south.
Control change · Shire Endaslasie town, North Western, Tigray
Residents said TPLF forces withdrew from Shire while government forces and allies had not yet entered the town.
Drone strike · Unknown place
ACLED and witnesses reported drone strikes, attributed to Ethiopia's military, on Eritrean troops at Guada as they moved toward Idaga Hamus.
Control change · Zala Anbesa town, Eastern, Tigray
ACLED reported that Eritrean troops crossed the border into Tigray at Zelambesa.
Control change · Edaga Hamus town, Eastern, Tigray
A Tigray Peace Force commander said Eritrean personnel entered Idaga Hamus and were conducting surveillance there.
Drone strike · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
Multiple drone strikes overnight hit Eritrean troops and vehicles in the Adigrat area, according to ACLED and witnesses.
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Ethiopia accused Eritrea of sending troops into Tigray and demanded their immediate withdrawal.