# Ethiopia's Tigray region government says it has entered a defensive war

https://mins.news/en/item/70480

- Reuters, 2026-09-23 11:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopias-tigray-region-government-announces-it-has-entered-defensive-war-2026-09-23/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab3b4bc29ff15000114de56

> Tigray's regional government said its fighters had begun a defensive war against Ethiopian federal troops, hours after Tigrayan forces seized the main airport in the northern region.

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