Tigray War

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); 320,000 (Eritrea) 16 divisions;	250,000
Casualties and losses
Hundreds killed	Hundreds killed; 4770 killed (government claim)
	4770 civilians killed

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 2020–2022. 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]

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

Tigray War Media

Voter registration for upcoming elections in the Tigray Region, Ethiopia (August 2020).
A map showing the Ethiopian-allied forces' Tigray offensive, 4–28 November 2020.
Aftermath of Mekele airstrike
Destroyed IFV in Axum, Tigray Region; June 2021
The Tigray insurgency, 28 November 2020 – 18 June 2021
Approximate territorial control*on 23 April 2021.
Abandoned school in Addilal, Dogu'a Tembien; partially destroyed from a bombing by the Ethiopian Air Force in June 2021.
A map showing the TDF's Gondar-Bahir Dar offensive, 6 July – 20 August 2021.
Conflict incidents reported between November 2020 and December 2021