# Can Ethiopia’s seven-group rebel alliance challenge Abiy Ahmed?

https://mins.news/en/item/70804

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-23 14:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/can-ethiopias-seven-group-rebel-alliance-challenge-abiy-ahmed?traffic_source=rss

> Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival and pledged to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The alliance unites movements with different enemies, territorial claims and histories, but it remains unclear whether they can fight as one force. Tensions have since risen in Tigray, with reported drone strikes in Alamata and Tigrayan forces seizing Mekelle airport.

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