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Fighting in northern Ethiopia spurs fears of blackout and blockade

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 523 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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What to know about Fighting in northern Ethiopia spurs fears of blackout and blockade

Fighting in northern Ethiopia spurs fears of blackout and blockade Tigray was cutoff from the world during the 2020-2022 civil war, which killed around 600,000 people.

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What happened

Fighting in northern Ethiopia spurs fears of blackout and blockade Tigray was cutoff from the world during the 2020-2022 civil war, which killed around 600,000 people.

Why it matters

Fears of a communications blackout in northern Ethiopia have increased as fighting flares between the federal military and forces from the Tigray region and their allies.

Common ground

Telecom and internet networks were reported to have stopped working on Friday as the conflict threatened to develop across the country into a full-scale war.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Web monitor NetBlocks said it had detected an “internet disruption in northern Ethiopia corresponding to reports of a telecoms blackout in Tigray”.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to corroborate the specific statement attributed to NetBlocks.
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Claim 2: “The federal government has accused Eritrea of financially backing the TPLF and its allies, which leaders in the capital Asmara deny.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the accusation by the federal government against Eritrea regarding financial backing of the TPLF.
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Claim 3: “Tigray was cutoff from the world during the 2020-2022 civil war, which killed around 600,000 people.”
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Multiple independent sources (EL PAÍS, Global Conflict Tracker, and Wikipedia) confirm the 2020-2022 civil war in Tigray and the estimate of approximately 600,000 deaths.
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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 Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement, also called the Pretoria Agreement or the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA), is a peace treaty between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia–Tigray_peace_agreemen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tigray war was an armed conflict that lasted from 3 November 2020 to 3 November 2022. It was a civil war primarily fought in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia between forces allied with the Ethiopian …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigray_war
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Claim 4: “The alliance forces have seized three airports and launched attacks against federal troops in Afar and Amhara.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists entirely of irrelevant adult content and does not mention airports or attacks in Afar and Amhara.
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Claim 5: “Telecom and internet networks were reported to have stopped working on Friday”
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While there are reports of renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, the provided evidence does not specifically confirm a telecom/internet blackout occurring on a specific 'Friday'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in northern Texas, it is the ninth-most populous city in the United States and third-most populous city in Texas, with a population of 1.3 million …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of commercial 5G NR networks around the globe, showing their frequency bands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_5G_NR_networks
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Claim 6: “The Tigray Army said the federal government had launched a “full-scale offensive” involving infantry, mechanised units and drones”
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Al Jazeera reports that the Tigray Army claimed the federal government launched a 'full-scale offensive' involving infantry, mechanized units, and drones. Other sources mention an offensive but do not use this specific phrasing or detail.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Tigray Army said the federal government had launched a “full-scale offensive” involving infantry, mechanised units and drones, and said its forces had begun what they called a defensive war to cou…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/fighting-in-norther…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tigray authorities say federal forces initiated an infantry-backed attack and that their troops are responding defensively. Getachew says the TPLF leadership launched an offensive against federal posi…
https://kulu-media.com/getachew-reda-says-tplf-launched-offe…
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web search NEUTRAL — AFP A member of the Ethiopian Federal Forces holds a candle during a memorial service for the victims of the Tigray conflict organized by the city administration, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59288744
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Claim 7: “fighting intensified this week across Tigray and later spread to the neighbouring Afar and Amhara regions, after seven armed groups announced they have formed an alliance.”
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Wikipedia (2026 Ethiopian offensive) confirms that the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Coalition for Survival launched a large-scale military offensive in Tigray, Afar, and Amhara.
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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 Tigray Region (or simply Tigray; officially the Tigray National Regional State) is the northernmost regional state in Ethiopia. The Tigray Region is the homeland of the Tigrayan, Irob and Kunama p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigray_Region
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tigray war was an armed conflict that lasted from 3 November 2020 to 3 November 2022. It was a civil war primarily fought in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia between forces allied with the Ethiopian …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigray_war
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Claim 8: “The Reuters news agency reported that Tigray’s ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, had ordered private operator Safaricom and state-owned Ethio telecom to cut off access to phone and internet networks in the region.”
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The provided search results for this claim contain irrelevant/adult content and do not contain the Reuters report regarding TPLF orders to Safaricom or Ethio telecom.
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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 Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), colloquially known as Shabia, was an Eritrean separatist Marxist–Leninist national liberation coalition, and later, organization and movement that fought…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_People's_Liberation_F…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF; Tigrinya: ህዝባዊ ወያነ ሓርነት ትግራይ, romanized: Həzbawi Wäyyanä Ḥarənnät Təgray, lit. 'Popular Struggle for the Freedom of Tigray'), also referred as the Tigrayan …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigray_People's_Liberation_Fro…
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Claim 9: “the United States, which only this month lifted sanctions on Ethiopia and Eritrea related to atrocities committed during the last civil war”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the US lifting sanctions on Ethiopia and Eritrea in the current month.
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Claim 10: “The Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival has committed itself to removing the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.”
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Multiple sources, including news reports and Wikipedia, confirm the formation of the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival with the explicit goal of removing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed from power.
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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 — 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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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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