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Tigrayan forces take control of regional airport in Mekelle

Tigrayan rebel forces have seized control of Alula Aba Nega Airport in Mekelle, according to security and local sources. Following the incident, Ethiopian Airlines cancelled flights to Mekelle, Axum, and Shire. Further details regarding casualties or the response from Ethiopia's federal government have not yet been reported.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
10 differing positions reported on attribution across 15 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewsTigray rebel forces
  • telegramTigrayan forces
  • dailyEthiopian Airlines
  • aljazeeraEthiopian Airlines
  • senewebles forces du Tigré
  • bbcTigray forces
  • rtrebel forces
  • hiiraanlocal forces
  • tchadinfosles forces du Tigré
  • shafaqTPLF
  • cgtnEthiopian Airlines
  • franceEthiopia's Tigray rebels
  • medyascopeTigraylı isyancılar
  • theguardianTigray rebels
  • madamasrTPLF
8 differing positions reported on location across 13 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewsEthiopia
  • telegramMekelle's Alula Aba Nega Airport
  • dailyTigray region
  • aljazeerathree northern Tigray airports
  • senewebMekele
  • bbcnorthern Ethiopia
  • deutscheTigray
  • rtairport
  • hiiraanMekelle airport in Tigray
  • cgtnTigray
  • sahel-intelligenceEthiopie
  • medyascopeEtiyopya
  • madamasrTigray
3 differing positions reported on timing across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramtoday
  • deutscheNew
  • francenew
  • madamasrAfter
2 differing positions reported on status across 17 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewsseize
  • telegramseized
  • dailysuspends
  • aljazeerasuspends
  • senewebcontrôlent
  • bbcseize
  • deutscheresumes
  • rtseize
  • hiiraanseized
  • tchadinfoss’emparent
  • shafaqdeclares
  • cgtnsuspends
  • francein
  • sahel-intelligences’intensifient
  • medyascopeele geçirdi
  • theguardianlaunch
  • madamasrannounces
WhereTigray
13.702, 39.084 ±120 km
First reported32 days ago
Published2026-09-23 07:36 UTC
Sources17
How this travelled.
Reports25Independent tellings17
17 independently corroborated tellings, 2 reported as carrying other outlets.

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Global Event Monitor. Tigrayan forces take control of regional airport in Mekelle. 2026-09-23T07:36:38.762Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3262. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-23/new-tigrayan-forces-seized-mekelle-s-alula-aba-nega-airport-3d2f3f96

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