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Captured between 2026-10-13T02:13:24.876Z and 2026-10-13T02:13:24.914Z. This is a captured core record, not a reconstruction of an arbitrary earlier moment.

Tigrayan forces take control of regional airport in Mekelle

Status: published

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.

Category: ground-assault · Location: Tigray

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• Arab News (en) Saudi-owned
• @clashreport
• Al Jazeera English Qatari state funded
• Seneweb
• BBC World
• Daily Maverick
• Deutsche Welle EN
• CGTN World Chinese state broadcaster (China Media Group)
• RT Russian state funded
• Sahel Intelligence
• Hiiraan Online
• Tchadinfos
• Shafaq News (en)
• France 24 EN
• Medyascope
• The Guardian World
• Mada Masr EN

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Global Events 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/record/3262/revision/a5f55502c46cf7b330910166f9ec637f0ef79b9024489a4776fff06e712112d0

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