Tigray War

The Tigray War was a major war in the Horn of Africa waged by Ethiopia and Eritrea against the Tigray Region and various separatist groups from 2020 ti 2022. The war became infamous for the war crimes committed by both sides and the spillover into neighboring countries. It ended with the surrender of the Tigray Region and the reintegration of the region into Ethiopia.^[7]

Tigray War
Part of conflicts in the Horn of Africa
Location of Tigray Region in Ethiopia (For a more detailed map, see here.)
Date 3 November 2020 – 3 November 2022 (2 years) Location Tigray Region, Ethiopia (with spillover into others parts of Ethiopia and neighboring countries) Result Surrender of the Tigray Region and reintegration into Ethiopia
Belligerents
Ethiopia Eritrea	Tigray Region Oromia Agew Awi Zone Sidama Region Somali Region Gambela Region Afar Region Benishangul-Gumuz Region
Commanders and leaders
Abiy Ahmed Isaias Afwerki	Debretsion Gebremichael
Units involved
Ethiopian National Defense Force Ethiopian Federal Police Fano Eritrean Defence Forces	Tigray People's Liberation Front Tigray Defense Forces Oromo Liberation Army Agew Liberation Front Sidama National Liberation Front Somali State Resistance Kimant Democratic Party Gambella People's Liberation Army Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front Benishangul People's Liberation Movement
Strength
140,000 (Ethiopia)[1] 320,000 (Eritrea) 16 divisions[2]	250,000[3]
Casualties and losses
Hundreds killed[4]	Hundreds killed[4] 4770 killed (government claim)[5]
4770 civilians killed[6]

Militias, most notably Fano, from the Amhara Region played a decisive role in the Ethiopian victory. The Western Zone was occupied by Fano during the Tigray War and so has since become a war zone during the 2023 Amhara War.^[8]

Related pages

• List of ongoing armed conflicts

References

1. "Ethiopian troops 'liberate' key town in Tigray, claim officials". The Guardian. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
2. "Is the Horn of Africa facing a wider conflict?".
3. "Air strikes in Ethiopia's Tigray region will continue, PM says". CNN. Reuters. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
4. Paravicini, Giulia (9 November 2020). "Hundreds dead in worsening Ethiopian conflict, sources say". Reuters. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
5. "Ethiopia: 550 rebels dead as Tigray offensive continues". Anadolu Agency. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
6. "Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'Civilians massacred', says Amnesty International". BBC News. 13 November 2020.
7. Paravicini, Giulia; Endeshaw, Dawit (4 November 2020). "Ethiopia sends army into Tigray region, heavy fighting reported". Reuters. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
8. "Ethiopia's Ominous New War in Amhara". www.crisisgroup.org. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.