Drone and air strikes
Every reported drone and air strike in Ethiopia, with its sources and confidence grade. On the map a strike is a red diamond; a hollow diamond is a strike reported by one party only.
Strikes per day since 20 Sep 2026
By region
| Region | Strikes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Region not stated | 49 | 45% |
| Tigray | 37 | 34% |
| Addis Ababa | 17 | 16% |
| Oromia | 3 | 3% |
| Contested | 2 | 2% |
| Afar | 1 | 1% |
Weapons reported
Systems named by sources in strike reports since 20 Sep 2026; a strike with no system named is not counted.
| System | Strikes |
|---|---|
| drone | 4 |
All strikes, newest first
Fatalities are shown only as reported by the source; Frontline does not count casualties itself.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Drone strike · Unknown place
A Tigray Peace Force commander said the Eritrean force that entered Tigray was being struck by drones.
Drone strike · Unknown place
ACLED said Ethiopian government drones targeted Eritrean troops in Tigray on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
Drone strike · Unknown place
A Tigray Peace Force commander said the Eritrean force that entered Tigray was being struck by drones.
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.
Drone strike · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
Multiple drone strikes overnight hit Eritrean troops and vehicles in the Adigrat area, according to ACLED and witnesses.
Drone strike · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
Multiple drone strikes overnight hit Eritrean troops and vehicles in the Adigrat area, according to ACLED and witnesses.
Drone strike · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
Drone strikes attributed to Ethiopia hit Eritrean troops and vehicles in Adigrat on Wednesday and Thursday, according to ACLED and residents; no casualties were verified.
Drone strike · Unknown place
ACLED said Ethiopian military drones targeted Eritrean troops at Guada as they travelled towards Idaga Hamus.
Drone strike · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
ACLED and Adigrat residents reported repeated overnight drone strikes on Eritrean troops and equipment around Adigrat that destroyed several Eritrean trucks.
Drone strike · Unknown place
ACLED reported that Eritrean troops who crossed at Zalambessa were hit by an Ethiopian government drone strike at Guada on the Adigrat-Edaga Hamus road.
Drone strike · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
ACLED and witnesses said overnight Ethiopian drone strikes hit Eritrean troops and vehicles in the Adigrat area.
Drone strike · Unknown place
An ACLED expert said the Ethiopian military carried out drone strikes on vehicles carrying Eritrean soldiers at Guada.
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.
Drone strike · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
A conflict monitoring group said Eritrean soldiers who crossed the border at Zelambesa came under repeated Ethiopian drone strikes near Adigrat and Guada overnight, destroying several vehicles and prompting a partial retreat.
Drone strike · Zala Anbesa town, Eastern, Tigray
A conflict monitor said Eritrean troops that crossed the border at Zelambesa came under Ethiopian drone attack at Guada while heading toward Idaga Hamus.
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.
Drone strike · Unknown place
A Tigray Peace Force commander said federal forces, with his group, were conducting drone strikes in Tigray against TPLF forces.
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.
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.
Drone strike · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
A conflict monitor and witnesses said Eritrean forces seen in Adigrat in recent days were targeted by Ethiopian drone strikes.
Airstrike · Unknown place
Airstrikes and artillery fire hit Tigray overnight into 5 October amid clashes between federal and Tigrayan forces, aid sources said.
Drone strike · Edaga Hamus town, Eastern, Tigray
A resident of Edaga Hamus said drone strikes targeting soldiers occurred near the town as Eritrean troops passed through.
Drone strike · Unknown place
Unnamed sources said Ethiopia carried out drone strikes on Eritrean troops and vehicles that had crossed the border.
Drone strike · Unknown place
The Tigray Peace Forces commander said Eritrean forces that entered Tigray with heavy weapons were being hit by drones.
Airstrike · Sheraro town, North Western, Tigray
A humanitarian bulletin said overnight air strikes killed at least eight people in Sheraro.
Airstrike · Unknown place
A humanitarian bulletin said overnight air strikes killed at least nine people in Adwa, and an aid worker confirmed the strikes.
Airstrike · Sheraro town, North Western, Tigray
An aid bulletin said overnight air attacks killed at least 17 people in Adwa and Sheraro.
Drone strike · Unknown place
An ACLED analyst said ENDF drones targeted Eritrean troops at Guada as they travelled toward Idaga Hamus.
Airstrike · Unknown place
Airstrikes and artillery fire were reported in northern Tigray.
Drone strike · Adigrat town, Eastern, Tigray
Witnesses said Ethiopian drone strikes hit Eritrean soldiers who had been seen in the Tigrayan town of Adigrat.
Drone strike · Sheraro town, North Western, Tigray
A drone strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Sheraro, western Tigray, killed at least eight people, according to a humanitarian witness.
Drone strike · Sheraro town, North Western, Tigray
A drone strike on a camp for displaced people in Sheraro killed eight civilians including a child and seriously wounded at least six, an aid worker and a witness said.
Drone strike · Unknown place
A drone strike on a displacement camp in western Tigray killed eight people including a child, an aid worker and a witness told AFP.
Drone strike · Unknown place
A drone strike on the Adi Abay displacement camp near the Eritrean border killed at least eight people, including a child, and seriously wounded six, according to a humanitarian source and a witness cited by AFP.
Drone strike · Sheraro town, North Western, Tigray
Humanitarian personnel said an air strike on a displacement camp in the Shiraro area killed eight people.
Drone strike · Unknown place
Drone strikes on the nights of 3 and 4 October hit several hotels in Adwa, killing several civilians according to residents, with one estimating up to nine dead.
Drone strike · Sheraro town, North Western, Tigray
A drone strike on the Adi Abay section of an IDP camp in Shiraro killed nine displaced people and injured 14, according to an eyewitness.
Drone strike · Unknown place
Drone strikes hit the Segen, Pan Africa and Shewit hotels in Adwa, killing 11 people at the Segen Hotel, according to residents and hospital staff.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Mada Masr reported that the drone attack on Addis Ababa aimed to strike Ethiopia's military headquarters in Tor Hailoch and the vicinity of the 24th Infantry Division headquarters in Kirkos.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
An Ethiopian security source quoted by Mada Masr said ENDF air defences shot down drones over Addis Ababa, suggesting the reported explosions were interceptions, with technical teams assessing shrapnel damage and locating the launch sites.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Explosions, believed to be from explosive-laden drones, were reported near ENDF headquarters in Tor Hailoch and a military camp in Meshalokiya in Addis Ababa.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Drones attacked targets in Addis Ababa hours before Ethiopia severed diplomatic ties with Eritrea.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Explosions were reported in Addis Ababa hours after the government banned drone flights over the capital, with a source linked to the opposition alliance saying it had struck the military's headquarters among other targets.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
A source tied to the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival said the alliance had launched drone strikes on targets in Addis Ababa, including the military's headquarters, after explosions were heard overnight in the capital.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
The letter noted that explosions were reported in Addis Ababa on 1 October 2026, around the time Ethiopia's intelligence service banned drone flights, without confirming what caused the blasts.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
An explosion was reported overnight at the defence ministry housing ENDF headquarters in the Tor Hayloch area of Addis Ababa, with an army base also hit, likely by FPV drones.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
A source linked to the opposition alliance said it carried out drone strikes in Addis Ababa including on the military headquarters; diplomatic sources confirmed blasts but no visible damage was seen.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Explosions heard in Addis Ababa late Wednesday were described by a source linked to the opposition alliance as drone attacks on the federal forces headquarters and other sites.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Explosions hit the ENDF headquarters in western Addis Ababa; the attack was blamed on the Coalition for Survival but no group claimed it.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
A powerful overnight explosion of undetermined cause hit the ENDF headquarters in Addis Ababa, confirmed by diplomatic and security sources.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Powerful explosions of unconfirmed origin were heard overnight in Addis Ababa, including near the military headquarters.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Explosions were heard in Addis Ababa, which a source linked to the opposition alliance said were drone attacks on ENDF headquarters and other sites; this was not independently verified.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Explosions hit the Ministry of Defence housing ENDF headquarters and an army base in Addis Ababa overnight, most likely from FPV drone strikes according to a diplomatic source and residents.
Drone strike · Adwa town, Central, Tigray
Photos geolocated by the monitor show the aftermath of drone strikes attributed to the ENDF on the Pan Africa Hotel (14.16567, 38.89131), the Shewit Hotel (14.16371, 38.89586) and other public infrastructure in Adwa; the date of the strikes was not stated.
Airstrike · Axum town, Central, Tigray
Rights monitors cited by Amnesty International reported aerial bombardments targeting Axum.
Airstrike · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
Rights monitors cited by Amnesty International reported aerial bombardments targeting Mekelle.
Airstrike · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
Amnesty International reported intensified aerial attacks on Mekelle, with civilian infrastructure damaged.
Airstrike · Axum town, Central, Tigray
Amnesty International reported intensified aerial attacks in Axum, with civilian infrastructure including schools damaged.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
Explosions in Addis Ababa during the week were described as apparent drone strikes, with the details unclear.
Drone strike · Unknown place
A drone strike hit the town of Adwa over the weekend, according to AFP, with no casualty details given.
Drone strike · Unknown place
An Adwa resident said drone strikes hit hotels in the town over the weekend, killing several civilians and wounding four.
Drone strike · Arada Sub City, Region 14, Addis Ababa
There were reports of drone strikes in Addis Ababa and on government-controlled airbases.
Drone strike · Adwa town, Central, Tigray
A drone strike in Adwa over the weekend reportedly killed civilians, including internally displaced people.
Drone strike · Sheraro town, North Western, Tigray
A drone strike in Shiraro over the weekend reportedly killed civilians, including internally displaced people.
Drone strike · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
The headquarters of Tigrai TV in Mekelle was hit by a drone; the federal government did not comment.
Drone strike · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
The headquarters of Tigrai TV in Mekelle was hit by a drone.
Drone strike · Unknown place
ACLED said rebel forces carried out three drone attacks on airbases and airports in Oromia and Amhara.
Drone strike · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
A drone struck the headquarters of the Tigrai TV broadcaster in Mekelle, damaging the building and taking the station off air, with no immediate casualty reports.
Drone strike · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
A drone struck the headquarters of Tigrai TV in Mekelle, damaging the building and taking the station off air; no casualties were reported.
Drone strike · Unknown place
ACLED said drones suspected to be linked to the anti-government alliance targeted army and civilian airports in Oromia and Amhara.
Drone strike · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
A drone strike damaged the Tigrai TV headquarters in Mekelle, taking it off air; no casualties were reported.
Drone strike · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
A drone struck the headquarters of Tigrai TV in Mekelle.
Drone strike · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
A drone strike hit Mekelle, according to a Reuters photo caption.
Drone strike · Bishoftu town, East Shewa, Oromia
The Alliance for Survival said it carried out a long-range drone attack on the Bishoftu air force base, killing a helicopter pilot.
Drone strike · Unknown place
Rebel forces carried out three drone attacks on airbases and airports in Oromia and Amhara regions, according to conflict monitor ACLED.
Drone strike · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
A drone strike damaged the building housing the regional broadcaster Tigray TV in Mekelle.
Drone strike · Bishoftu town, East Shewa, Oromia
Two small drones exploded inside the Ethiopian Air Force base in Bishoftu overnight on 26-27 September, killing a senior pilot and injuring two others, according to sources; unverified social media posts linked it to the Alliance for Survival.
Drone strike · Abaala town, Kilbati /Zone 2, Afar
An aid worker told AFP of drone strikes in the hills around Abala.
Drone strike · Adi Daero, North Western, Tigray
A drone attributed to the ENDF struck a US-funded aid convoy in Tigray, destroying a truck carrying 41 tonnes of food; satellite imagery shows a burn scar at 14.349N, 38.171E on the Adi Daero-Adi Nebried road that may mark the strike site.
Drone strike · Unknown place
The Tigray regional government said federal forces attacked Tigray using drones and heavy artillery.
Airstrike · Unknown place
The Tigray regional government said federal forces bombarded Tigray with aircraft, drones and artillery and that its forces had entered a defensive battle.
Airstrike · Unknown place
The UN human rights chief said Ethiopian military air and drone strikes reportedly hit five schools in Tigray, causing an unknown number of casualties.
Airstrike · Unknown place
The Tigray regional government said federal forces carried out intensive bombardments with aircraft, drones and artillery on Tigray, which AFP could not verify.
Airstrike · Unknown place
The Tigray regional government accused federal troops of intensive bombardment with aircraft, drones and artillery.
Drone strike · Alamata town, Area 3, Contested
Drones struck two schools in Alamata; the town's mayor said 14 civilians were killed and 22 wounded.
Drone strike · Unknown place
The federal government carried out its largest drone attack since August, targeting an apparent build-up of Tigrayan forces near the Wollo area of Amhara.
Airstrike · Unknown place
ENDF airstrikes, some by drone, reportedly hit five schools in Tigray, causing deaths and injuries, according to the UN human rights office.
Drone strike · Alamata town, Area 3, Contested
Tigray's regional president's office accused federal forces of carrying out a drone strike in Alamata.
Airstrike · Unknown place
The UN human rights office said ENDF air strikes, including drones, hit five schools in Tigray, killing and injuring people.
Airstrike · Unknown place
The UN human rights office said ENDF airstrikes, including drone strikes, hit five schools in Tigray, causing deaths and injuries.
Airstrike · Unknown place
The UN human rights chief said reported airstrikes hit five schools in Tigray.
Airstrike · Unknown place
The UN rights office cited reports that ENDF air and drone strikes hit five schools in Tigray, causing deaths and injuries.
Drone strike · Unknown place
The government launched a major drone attack against an apparent concentration of Tigrayan forces.
Airstrike · Unknown place
According to the UN, Ethiopian military air and drone strikes hit five schools in Tigray, causing deaths and injuries.
Drone strike · Unknown place
Residents of a recently targeted, unnamed town in Tigray told the BBC that drones had hit two schools previously used as military bases.
Drone strike · Unknown place
The US Bureau of African Affairs condemned a drone strike on a Catholic Relief Services aid convoy in Tigray without saying who carried it out.
Drone strike · Unknown place
Residents of a recently targeted Tigray town said drones hit two schools.
Drone strike · Unknown place
A drone struck an aid convoy in Tigray, which the United States government condemned.
Drone strike · Bishoftu town, East Shewa, Oromia
ACLED said a drone struck the Bishoftu air force base, about 40km from Addis Ababa.
Drone strike · Unknown place
Six US senators wrote that an ENDF drone strike hit a vehicle carrying US-funded aid for displaced people in Tigray, destroying food.
Drone strike · Adi Daero, North Western, Tigray
A drone destroyed a truck carrying 41 tonnes of food aid near Adi Daero, according to the TPLF.
Drone strike · Unknown place
A drone struck a humanitarian truck carrying 41 tonnes of food aid bound for an IDP camp in Sheraro in northwestern Tigray, injuring a 13-year-old girl, according to local officials and humanitarian institutions.
Drone strike · Unknown place
The UN said a drone strike in northwestern Tigray hit a truck carrying food aid for displaced people.
Drone strike · Hintalo, South Eastern, Tigray
Drone strikes on a residential neighbourhood in Hintalo district killed three people, including a two-year-old child, and injured four.
Drone strike · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
The headquarters of Tigray's state broadcaster was reportedly hit in a drone strike in September.
Drone strike · Unknown place
The UN reported that a drone strike in northwestern Tigray hit a truck carrying food assistance for displaced people.
Airstrike · Unknown place
A regional news roundup noted that fighting which resumed in Tigray in late September 2026 has included air strikes and has deepened an already severe hunger crisis by disrupting aid operations, communications and regional airports.
Drone strike · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
Two drones struck homes in Mekelle, wounding 13 people, according to the TPLF.
Airstrike · Unknown place
A second airstrike the same day hit Quiha, near Mekelle's airport, with no reported casualties.
Airstrike · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
An apparent Ethiopian government airstrike hit a teachers' residential compound in Mekelle's Daero neighbourhood, wounding 13 civilians including seven children, according to Human Rights Watch.
Drone strike · Hawelti Sub City, Mekelle, Tigray
A drone strike in Mekelle's Hawelti sub-city injured 13 civilians.
Drone strike · Unknown place
Residents said a drone strike hit a market and a health center in Zibist, killing more than 40 people; they blamed the federal government, which denies responsibility.