# Tigray rebel groups ‘forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15’ as fighting spreads

https://mins.news/en/item/87435

- The Guardian, 2026-10-06 05:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/06/ethiopia-tigray-conflict-tplf-rebels-forcibly-recruit-boys-war-crimes

> As fighting resumes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, witnesses report that a new alliance led by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front is forcibly recruiting men and boys aged 15 to 65, including teenagers seized at gunpoint. Civilians are trying to flee to Addis Ababa, but suspended flights, bank withdrawal limits and communications cuts are worsening the humanitarian crisis.

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