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Monday, May 25, 2026

Collection of facts about the Tigray War

This post is a collection of facts about the Tigray War (2020-2022). There are 15 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Ethiopia, Eritrea vs. Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)
• TPLF attacked the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) in Tigray
• Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) attacked TPLF in response
• Mekelle captured by Ethiopian federal government in November 2020
• Mekelle captured by Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) in June 2021
• TDF invaded Amhara and Afar regions
• TDF and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) captured towns along highway leading to Addis Ababa in November 2021
• Truce declared in March 2022
• Fighting began again in August 2022
• Peace agreement in November 2022
• Conflict caused widespread famine
• War crimes committed by all sides
• ENDF and EDF accused of genocide
• Between 100,000 to 600,000 total deaths
• 2.75 million people internally displaced