# Tigray rebels seize airport as fighting with federal forces reignites in Ethiopia

https://mins.news/en/item/70490

- euronews, 2026-09-23 11:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/tigray-rebels-seize-airport-and-clash-with-federal-forces-as-fighting-in-ethiopia-reignite

> TPLF forces seized Mekelle airport and clashed with federal troops at two sites in the Afar region. Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three Tigray airports, suggesting the Pretoria Agreement that ended Ethiopia’s 2020–2022 war is apparently collapsing.

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