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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.
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
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.
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.
Statement · Unknown place
Ethiopia accused Eritrea of backing Tigrayan rebels while Eritrea accused Ethiopia of waging an unprovoked war against it.
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
TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael said his forces would choose when and where to confront the government.
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 · 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.
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 · Unknown place
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.
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.
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.
Statement · Unknown place
Eritrea's information minister accused Ethiopia of incessantly beating the drums of war, and two days later warned against touching Eritrea's sovereignty.
Control change · Shire Endaslasie town, North Western, Tigray
An aid worker said TPLF fighters and the local administration abandoned Shire on Wednesday, with four people killed in exchanges of fire linked to looting, before pro-government forces entered on Friday.
Control change · Edaga Hamus town, Eastern, Tigray
A Tigray Peace Force commander said Eritrean personnel entered Idaga Hamus on Wednesday and officers were conducting surveillance there; AP could not verify.
Drone strike · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
ACLED and witnesses said multiple Ethiopian drone strikes overnight hit Eritrean troops, vehicles and ammunition around Adigrat, after which Eritrean troops appeared to retreat north.
Statement · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
Ethiopia's National Rehabilitation Commission called on fighters in Tigray to report to a demobilization centre in Mekelle and said many were surrendering to ENDF units.
Statement · Unknown place
Eritrea's information minister told the BBC that Ethiopia's accusations of Eritrean interference were an attempt to deflect attention from the federal government's own internal conflicts.
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Gebregziabher Beyene, commander of the Tigray Peace Forces allied with Ethiopia's federal army, told AFP that incoming Eritrean troops were being struck by drones and accused Eritrea of deliberately keeping the fighting confined to Tigrayan territory.
Control change · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
Residents of Adigrat told the BBC and AFP that large numbers of Eritrean soldiers, travelling by truck and on foot with heavy weapons, crossed the border and moved south through the town toward central Tigray overnight into the morning of 7 October 2026, finding no Ethiopian federal or Tigrayan forces present to oppose them.
Statement · Unknown place
In a letter to the UN Security Council dated 7 October 2026, Ethiopia's Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos accused Eritrea of sending mechanized forces 30 to 60 kilometers into three zones of Tigray and asked the Council to back Ethiopia's right to self-defense.
Control change · Wukro town, Eastern, Tigray
Government and allied Tigray Peace Force units took control of Wukro, near Adigrat, after several days of fighting, with Tigrayan and Eritrean forces withdrawing following repeated government drone strikes.
Statement · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
Residents and international media, including BBC, reported seeing large numbers of Eritrean soldiers moving through Adigrat by truck and on foot toward other parts of Tigray, while a Tigray Peace Force commander said the Eritrean force was being hit by drones and accused Eritrea of deliberately keeping the fighting confined to Tigray.
Drone strike · Zala Anbesa town, Eastern, Tigray
A conflict-monitoring group reported that Ethiopian military drones struck Eritrean troops near Zelambesa and Guada as they advanced toward Idaga Hamus after crossing the border.
Statement · Edaga Hamus town, Eastern, Tigray
The same commander said Eritrean military officers entered the town of Idaga Hamus and were observed carrying out reconnaissance there on Wednesday.
Statement · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Flight-tracking data showed two Il-76TD cargo aircraft, Batot Air XT-ABL bound for Bole Airport and Invicta Air TL-ATB bound for Ethiopia, departing Al Reef Airbase in Abu Dhabi for Ethiopia on 6 October, which the monitor described as suspicious cargo flights.
Control change · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
A Tigray Peace Force commander said Eritrean personnel entered Adigrat, citing his personnel in the area; AP could not verify.
Statement · Unknown place
A Tigray Peace Force commander alleged that Eritrean troops were present in northern Tigray, which AP could not verify.
Drone strike · Unknown place
A Tigray Peace Force commander said his group and federal forces were fighting to expand control in Tigray, supported by drone strikes, which AP could not verify.
Statement · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
A Tigray Peace Force commander said Eritrean soldiers crossed into the Tigray town of Adigrat on Tuesday.
Attack on civilians · Unknown place
Residents said Federal Police officers opened fire on people in Goobicha neighborhood of Negele Borana after a dispute over seized goods, killing one person and injuring at least six others.
Statement · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
Footage shows the ENDF deploying Chinese-made SH15 155mm self-propelled howitzers in Mekelle on 5 October, while ENDF and TPF forces continued to advance north of the city.
Attack on civilians · Unknown place
The UN said a UN agency warehouse and facilities of local and international NGOs in Tigray were looted, with food, seeds, fertilizer and water pumps lost; no party was named.
Shelling · May Tsebri town, Area 2, Contested
A humanitarian bulletin said the Ethiopian military and Tigrayan forces exchanged heavy artillery fire near the Tekeze River close to Mai Tsebri.
Airstrike · Sheraro town, North Western, Tigray
A humanitarian bulletin said overnight airstrikes killed at least eight people in Sheraro, without saying who carried them out.
Airstrike · Unknown place
A humanitarian bulletin said overnight airstrikes killed at least nine people in Adwa, without saying who carried them out.
Attack on civilians · Shire Endaslasie town, North Western, Tigray
An aid worker said four people were killed and 11 injured in gunfire linked to looting in Shire after TPLF forces left.
Statement · Unknown place
Ethiopia's foreign ministry said the country stood ready to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity while urging regional dialogue.
Airstrike · Unknown place
Airstrikes and artillery fire hit Tigray overnight into 5 October amid clashes between federal and Tigrayan forces, aid sources said.