Blasts heard in Addis Ababa as Ethiopia conflict widens in the north
Thousands flee Mekelle amid advancing troops and disrupted services as tensions rise in Ethiopia’s northern territories.
![Ethiopian army chief Field Marshal Birhanu Jula [File:Kumera Gemechu/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2025-09-14T120316Z_2108197546_RC2KRGAPGG8L_RTRMADP_3_ETHIOPIA-DAM-CELEBRATIONS-1790687071.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![The charred remains of a tank lie on a road near Gereb Agew, southern Tigray, after clashes between the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), on March 3, 2026 [File: Abel Gerezgiher/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AFP__20260923__C93W39E__v1__HighRes__FilesEthiopiaTigrayConflict-1790167123.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![Ethiopia’s 2022 Pretoria Agreement ended the Tigray war but left key political, territorial and security disputes unresolved, allowing the TPLF to regroup and reposition as tensions have resurfaced [Ben Curtis/AP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ap_69955e3f98750-1771396671.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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