Tigray War

Tigray War
	Part of conflicts in the Horn of Africa
	File:Tigray in Ethiopia.svg; 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
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia; File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea	File:Flag of the Tigray Region.svg Tigray Region; File:Flag of the Oromia Region.svg Oromia; File:Flag of the Amhara Region.svg Agew Awi Zone; File:Flag of Sidama.svg Sidama Region; File:Flag of the Somali Region (1994-2008, 2018-).svg Somali Region; File:Flag of the Gambella Region.svg Gambela Region; File:Flag of the Afar Region.svg Afar Region; File:Flag of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.svg Benishangul-Gumuz Region
Commanders and leaders
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Abiy Ahmed; File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Isaias Afwerki	File:Flag of the Tigray Region.svg Debretsion Gebremichael
Units involved
File:Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (3).svg Ethiopian National Defense Force; Ethiopian Federal Police; File:Flag of Ethiopia (blank).svg Fano; File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrean Defence Forces	File:Flag of the Tigray People's Liberation Front.svg Tigray People's Liberation Front; File:Flag of the Tigray Region.svg Tigray Defense Forces; Oromo Liberation Army; Agew Liberation Front; Sidama National Liberation Front; File:Flag of the Somali Region (1994-2008, 2018-).svg Somali State Resistance; Kimant Democratic Party; File:Flag of the Gambella Region.svg Gambella People's Liberation Army; File:Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front, Logo.png Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front; File:Flag of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.svg 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 to 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, 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]

Tigray War Media

Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (3).svg
Voter registration in the Tigray Region, August 2020.png

Voter registration for upcoming elections in the Tigray Region, Ethiopia (August 2020).
Tigray Offensive (November 2020).svg

A map showing the Ethiopian-allied forces' Tigray offensive, 4–28 November 2020
Mekele.jpg

Aftermath of Mekele airstrike
Destroyed IFV in Axum, Tigray Region; June 2021
Tigray Insurgency (November 2020 - June 2021).svg

The Tigray insurgency, 28 November 2020 – 18 June 2021
Approximate territorial control on 23 April 2021.jpg

Approximate territorial control*on 23 April 2021.
School destruction (6) Addilal (Mishtir Sabat).jpg

Abandoned school in Addilal, Dogu'a Tembien, partially destroyed by a bombing by the Ethiopian Air Force in June 2021
Gondar-Bahir Dar Offensive (July - August 2021).svg

A map showing the TDF's Gondar-Bahir Dar offensive, 6 July – 20 August 2021
Conflict incidents reported between November 2020 and December 2021

Related pages

List of ongoing armed conflicts

References

↑ "Ethiopian troops 'liberate' key town in Tigray, claim officials". The Guardian. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
↑ "Is the Horn of Africa facing a wider conflict?".
↑ "Air strikes in Ethiopia's Tigray region will continue, PM says". CNN. Reuters. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Paravicini, Giulia (9 November 2020). "Hundreds dead in worsening Ethiopian conflict, sources say". Reuters. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
↑ "Ethiopia: 550 rebels dead as Tigray offensive continues". Anadolu Agency. 11 November 2020. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/ethiopia-550-rebels-dead-as-tigray-offensive-continues/2039855. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
↑ Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'Civilians massacred', says Amnesty International. BBC News. 13 November 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-africa-54922971.
↑ Paravicini, Giulia; Endeshaw, Dawit (4 November 2020). "Ethiopia sends army into Tigray region, heavy fighting reported". Reuters. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
↑ "Ethiopia's Ominous New War in Amhara". www.crisisgroup.org. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

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[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.

[Hundreds-4] 4.0 ^4.1 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. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/ethiopia-550-rebels-dead-as-tigray-offensive-continues/2039855. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

[6] Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'Civilians massacred', says Amnesty International. BBC News. 13 November 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-africa-54922971.

[Reuters-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.

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