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TPLF-Aligned Fighters Claim Recapture of Three Towns in Central Tigray
Kulu Media · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Kulu Media
AI SUMMARY
TPLF-aligned Tigray fighters claim to have recaptured Abiy Adi and two other towns in Central Tigray amid ongoing territorial shifts and rising regional tensions with Eritrea.
- TPLF-aligned Tigray fighters claim they launched a counteroffensive on October 14, 2026, and regained control of Abiy Adi, Shewate Higum, and Yechila in the Tembien area.
- The recapture claims have not been independently verified, and federal authorities have not issued an immediate official response.
- Abiy Adi was previously captured by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and Tigray Peace Force allies on October 6.
- TPLF chairman Debretsion Gebremichael previously signaled that his forces would rely on mobile warfare and counteroffensives rather than defending every town.
- Government-aligned forces have expanded their control to several major towns including Shire, Adigrat, Adwa, Aksum, Fatsi, and Zalambessa.
- ACLED reported that Eritrean forces along the Zalambessa-Fatsi corridor withdrew back into Eritrea on October 12.
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