Ethiopian army says 272 Tigrayan fighters killed in Amhara

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Sep 24, 2026 · 591 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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Ethiopian army says 272 Tigrayan fighters killed in Amhara Tigray People’s Liberation Front says in a ‘situation of full-blown war’ with Ethiopia’s government.

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What happened

Ethiopian army says 272 Tigrayan fighters killed in Amhara Tigray People’s Liberation Front says in a ‘situation of full-blown war’ with Ethiopia’s government.

Why it matters

Ethiopia’s army says it has killed at least 272 fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in a counter-offensive in the country’s northwest Amhara region.

Common ground

The Ethiopian National Defence Force said on Thursday that another 260 Tigrayan fighters were wounded and several were captured.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that TPLF and six other armed groups from across Ethiopia announced the formation of the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival?
How does this story connect Regional Geopolitics with Civil Conflict over the next few days?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “TPLF and six other armed groups from across Ethiopia announced the formation of the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival”

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The formation of the 'Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival' involving the TPLF and six other groups is reported by Al Jazeera, Wikipedia, and other news sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 23 September 2026, the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Coalition for Survival, a coalition of various Ethiopian rebel and insurgent groups, launched a large-scale military offensive against the Ethiopian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ethiopian_offensive

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ethiopian Civil War was a civil war in Ethiopia and present-day Eritrea, fought between the Ethiopian military junta known as the Derg and Ethiopian-Eritrean anti-government rebels from 12 Septemb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Civil_War

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tsimdo (Tigrinya: ጽምዶ, romanized: tṣǝmǝdo, lit. 'engagement'), officially the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Coalition for Survival, or Ethiopian Peoples' Alliance for Survival, is an Ethiopian rebel polit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Peoples'_Forces_Coal…

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Claim 2: “Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, reportedly visited Addis Ababa in late August.”

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No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute the claim that Hemedti visited Addis Ababa in late August.

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Claim 3: “Flights to Lalibela... were suspended on Thursday, according to Reuters news agency.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general tourist information about Lalibela and does not mention flight suspensions on a specific Thursday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Many of them are connected and in there are three main clusters of churches. The first and ultimately most important of the churches in Lalibela (and show first in this video) is the Church of Saint G…
https://vkvideo.ru/video-230647054_456240266

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web search NEUTRAL — Several astonishing rock-hewn churches were built in Lalibela between the 11th and 12th centuries, created from huge single blocks of stone excavated by digging huge pits. - DAY 01. At morning, flight…
https://www.addisauthentictours.com/service-page/lalibela-3-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Stepping onto Lalibela’s soil is akin to stepping onto a stage set for an epic biblical drama. Legends whisper of King Lalibela, who, during the 12th and 13th centuries, sought to create a “New Jerusa…
https://www.caseture.de/blog/wondrous-legacy-of-lalibela-a-j…

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Claim 4: “Ethiopia’s army says it has killed at least 272 fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in a counter-offensive in the country’s northwest Amhara region.”

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Multiple independent sources (CGTN, Al Jazeera, Kulu Media) report that the Ethiopian army claims to have killed 272 TPLF fighters in the Amhara region.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ethiopian Air Force (ETAF) (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ አየር ኃይል, romanized: Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā āyer ḫayil) is the air service branch of the Ethiopian National Defence Force. The ETAF is tasked with protecting the na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Air_Force

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ethiopian National Defence Force Band (ENDFB) (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ መከላከያ ባንድ, romanized: ye'ītiyop'iya biḥērawī mekelakeya banidi) is a military band of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. It i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_National_Defence_For…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF; Amharic: የኢፌዴሪ መከላከያ ሰራዊት, romanized: Ye'īfēdērī mekelakeya šerawīt, lit. 'FDRE Defense Force') are the combined military forces of Ethiopia. The ENDF consi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_National_Defense_For…

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Claim 5: “The Ethiopian National Defence Force said on Thursday that another 260 Tigrayan fighters were wounded and several were captured.”

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Both Al Jazeera and Kulu Media report the Ethiopian National Defence Force's claim that 260 Tigrayan fighters were wounded and others captured.

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Claim 6: “The coalition brought together the newly-formed Amhara Fano National Movement, the Oromo Liberation Army and other movements from the Somali, Afar and Benishangul-Gumuz regional states.”

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While the existence of the alliance is confirmed, the specific list of members (Fano National Movement, OLA, Somali, Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz) is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence. The web results for this specific claim returned irrelevant apartment listings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces (UFEFCF) was a coalition of six Ethiopian rebel groups, including the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) before 2022 and the Orom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Front_of_Ethiopian_Fede…

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Claim 7: “TPLF last went to war with the Ethiopian federal government in 2020, leading to a devastating two-year conflict that ended with a peace deal in 2022.”

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The 2020-2022 conflict between the TPLF and the federal government and the subsequent peace deal (Pretoria agreement) are well-documented in Wikipedia and multiple news sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ongoing Ethiopian civil conflict began with the 2018 dissolution of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), an ethnic federalist, dominant party political coalition. After t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_civil_conflict_(2018…

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Claim 8: “Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has visited Asmara twice since July for talks with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki”

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While evidence confirms Al-Burhan has visited Asmara and met President Isaias Afwerki, the specific claim that he visited 'twice since July' is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text; one source mentions a visit in April 2025.

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web search NEUTRAL — President of Eritrea since 1993. In this Eritrean name, the name Afwerki is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Isaias.Isaias Afwerki was born on 2 February 1946[8][2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaias_Afwerki

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web search NEUTRAL — Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan‘s leader since 2019, met with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Asmara. The Eritrean Ministry of Information said al-Burhan arrived in Asmara on Friday morning. Presid…
https://borkena.com/2026/07/17/eritrea-sudans-al-burhan-meet…

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web search NEUTRAL — This round of visit by Burhan was brief, compared to the one he made in April 2025, when he thanked Isaias for the support Asmara had provided the army, a month after its forces pushed the Rapid Suppo…
https://hornreview.org/2026/07/20/burhans-trip-to-eritrea-in…

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Claim 9: “Tigrayan forces seized three local airports in the region.”

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Al Jazeera, The Straits Times, and a UK-related report all confirm that Tigrayan forces seized three local airports in the region.

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web search NEUTRAL — He confirmed that Tigrayan forces were fighting alongside local armed groups in Afar and Amhara.Meanwhile, the escalation has disrupted air travel, as Tigrayan forces seized three local airports in th…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/24/ethiopian-army-says…

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web search NEUTRAL — Residents in the Tigray region have been stocking up on essential supplies after the Tigray Defence Forces seized three local airports and launched attacks in the nearby Afar and Amhara regions with a…
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/uk-condemns-attacks-ethiopia-tigra…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tigrayan forces seized three local airports and launched attacks in Afar and Amhara regions with allies there this week, in the most serious escalation since a devastating 2020-22 war against Ethiopia…
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/residents-in-ethiopias-ti…

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