# Ethiopian military says it killed hundreds of TPLF rebels

https://mins.news/en/item/72866

- DW, 2026-09-24 18:37 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopia-s-military-says-it-killed-hundreds-of-tplf-rebels/a-79419173?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Ethiopia’s military says it killed 272 Tigrayan rebels and wounded about 260 in fighting with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, though the figures could not be independently verified. Fighting in Tigray and Amhara has intensified, raising fears that the fragile 2022 peace deal could collapse and another major war could begin.

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