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Tigray Rebels Claim 500 Soldiers Killed in Renewed Fighting

AI SUMMARY

The TPLF claimed its fighters killed 500 soldiers and wounded 800 others during weekend clashes in Ethiopia's Tigray region.

The Tigray People's Liberation Front claimed its fighters killed 500 soldiers and wounded 800 others during clashes in northern Tigray.
The casualties occurred Saturday near Aksum during a counteroffensive against federal forces and allied Tigray Peace Forces.
The TPLF-affiliated Dimtsi Weyane station reported the casualties occurred in the Daero Hafash and May Tmqet areas of Naeder district, including two regiment commanders among the dead.
Government troops had advanced from Aksum and Mahbere Dego before encountering TPLF resistance.
The rebel group claimed to have seized territory, weapons, ammunition, food, and medical equipment.
The TPLF accused federal forces of using artillery and drones, and noted that telecommunications were disrupted in the area.
The Ethiopian government has not commented on the casualty figures, and they could not be independently verified.
Federal forces and allied units captured several towns including Mekelle in early October, but TPLF counterattacks have continued.
The renewed hostilities have heightened tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea, which Addis Ababa has accused of supporting Tigray armed groups.
Eritrea has rejected the allegations of supporting armed groups in Tigray.