# Ethiopia launches drone attack on Eritrean troops who crossed into Tigray

https://mins.news/en/item/91761

- The Guardian, 2026-10-08 16:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/08/ethiopia-drone-attack-against-eritrean-troops-in-tigray

> Eritrean troops who crossed into Ethiopia’s Tigray region were targeted by Ethiopian government drones, according to witnesses, a militia commander and conflict monitor Acled. The attack heightens the risk that renewed fighting inside Ethiopia could trigger a regional war.

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