Tigray Drone Strikes Kill One As Tensions Flare In Ethiopia
January 31, 2026
11:22 am
At least one person was killed and another wounded on Saturday after drone strikes hit northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region, according to a senior Tigrayan official and a humanitarian worker, raising fresh concerns about renewed fighting between regional and federal forces.
The incident comes amid escalating tensions in western Tigray, where clashes between local and national forces were reported earlier this week, according to diplomatic and government sources cited by Reuters.
The senior Tigrayan official said the drone strikes targeted two Isuzu trucks near the towns of Enticho and Gendebta, locations roughly 20 kilometers apart. A humanitarian worker operating in the …
