Tigray War
civil conflict that began in November 2020 in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 2020–2022. 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]
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Tigray War | |||||||
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Part of conflicts in the Horn of Africa | |||||||
Location of Tigray Region in Ethiopia (For a more detailed map, see here.) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ethiopia Eritrea |
Tigray Region Oromia Agew Awi Zone Sidama Region Somali Region Gambela Region Afar Region Benishangul-Gumuz Region | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abiy Ahmed Isaias Afwerki | Debretsion Gebremichael | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Ethiopian National Defense Force Ethiopian Federal Police Fano Eritrean Defence Forces |
Tigray People's Liberation Front Tigray Defense Forces Oromo Liberation Army Agew Liberation Front Sidama National Liberation Front Somali State Resistance Kimant Democratic Party Gambella People's Liberation Army Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front Benishangul People's Liberation Movement | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
140,000 (Ethiopia)[1]
| 250,000[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Hundreds killed[4] |
Hundreds killed[4] 4770 killed (government claim)[5] | ||||||
4770 civilians killed[6] |
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Militias from the Amhara Region played a decisive role in the Ethiopian victory, most notably Fano. The Western Zone was occupied by Fano during the Tigray War and, as a result, has since become an war zone in the 2023 Amhara war.[8]