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Tigray War
Part of conflicts in the Horn of Africa
File:Tigray in Ethiopia.svg
Location of Tigray Region in Ethiopia
(For a more detailed map, see here.)
Date3 November 2020 – 3 November 2022
(2 years)
Location
Tigray Region, Ethiopia (with spillover into others parts of Ethiopia and neighboring countries)
Result Surrender of the Tigray Region and reintegration into Ethiopia
Belligerents
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea
File:Flag of the Tigray Region.svg Tigray Region
File:Flag of the Oromia Region.svg Oromia
File:Flag of the Amhara Region.svg Agew Awi Zone
File:Flag of Sidama.svg Sidama Region
File:Flag of the Somali Region (1994-2008, 2018-).svg Somali Region
File:Flag of the Gambella Region.svg Gambela Region
File:Flag of the Afar Region.svg Afar Region
File:Flag of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.svg Benishangul-Gumuz Region
Commanders and leaders
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Abiy Ahmed
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Isaias Afwerki
File:Flag of the Tigray Region.svg Debretsion Gebremichael
Units involved
File:Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (3).svg Ethiopian National Defense Force
File:Federal Police Commission of Ethiopia Coat of Arms and Logo.jpg Ethiopian Federal Police
File:Flag of Ethiopia (Blank).svg Fano
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrean Defence Forces
File:Flag of the Tigray People's Liberation Front.svg Tigray People's Liberation Front
File:Flag of the Tigray Region.svg Tigray Defense Forces
File:Flag of the Oromo Liberation Front.svg Oromo Liberation Army
File:Flag of the Agew Liberation Front.svg Agew Liberation Front
File:Flag of the Sidama Liberation Front.svg Sidama National Liberation Front
File:Flag of the Somali Region (1994-2008, 2018-).svg Somali State Resistance
Kimant Democratic Party
File:Flag of the Gambella Region.svg Gambella People's Liberation Army
File:Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front, Logo.png Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front
File:Flag of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.svg Benishangul People's Liberation Movement
Strength

140,000 (Ethiopia)[1]
320,000 (Eritrea)

  • 16 divisions[2]
250,000[3]
Casualties and losses
Hundreds killed[4] Hundreds killed[4]
4770 killed (government claim)[5]
4770 civilians killed[6]

The Tigray War was a major war in the Horn of Africa waged by Ethiopia and Eritrea against the Tigray Region and various separatist groups from 2020 ti 2022. The war became infamous for the war crimes committed by both sides and the spillover into neighboring countries. It ended with the surrender of the Tigray Region and the reintegration of the region into Ethiopia.[7]

Militias, most notably Fano, from the Amhara Region played a decisive role in the Ethiopian victory. The Western Zone was occupied by Fano during the Tigray War and so has since become a war zone during the 2023 Amhara War.[8]

Related pages[change]

References[change]

  1. "Ethiopian troops 'liberate' key town in Tigray, claim officials". The Guardian. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. "Is the Horn of Africa facing a wider conflict?".
  3. "Air strikes in Ethiopia's Tigray region will continue, PM says". CNN. Reuters. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Paravicini, Giulia (9 November 2020). "Hundreds dead in worsening Ethiopian conflict, sources say". Reuters. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. "Ethiopia: 550 rebels dead as Tigray offensive continues". Anadolu Agency. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. "Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'Civilians massacred', says Amnesty International". BBC News. 13 November 2020.
  7. Paravicini, Giulia; Endeshaw, Dawit (4 November 2020). "Ethiopia sends army into Tigray region, heavy fighting reported". Reuters. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  8. "Ethiopia's Ominous New War in Amhara". www.crisisgroup.org. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.