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Ethiopia launches drone attack against Eritrean troops who crossed into Tigray

Global Published 8 October 2026, 21:11 · archived 8 Oct 2026

Government forces’ attack raises risk of internal conflict in Ethiopia that could trigger regional war Eritrean troops who crossed into Ethiopia’s Tigray region have come under drone attack from government forces, raising the risk that renewed internal conflict in Ethiopia could trigger an all-out regional war between the neighbouring countries.Military vehicles carrying soldiers drove across Eritrea’s southern border into the Tigray region on Wednesday, reaching the town of Adigrat 25 miles south, according to civilian witnesses, a militia commander and conflict monitoring group Acled. Contin...

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