# Fighting intensifies in Ethiopia: What’s the latest?

https://mins.news/en/item/78285

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-29 08:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/29/fighting-in-ethiopia-intensifies-whats-the-latest?traffic_source=rss

> Ethiopia’s government and its allies say they have captured the strategic town of Alamata from Tigrayan rebel forces. Fighting has spread across Tigray, Amhara and Afar, potentially opening a route for federal forces toward Mekelle, while hospitals report a sharp rise in wounded patients.

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