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Airstrikes Around Rama Reported as TPLF Leadership Faces Internal Tensions

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Airstrikes Around Rama Reported as TPLF Leadership Faces Internal Tensions
AI SUMMARY

Airstrikes continued for a third consecutive day around Rama in Tigray as the TPLF Central Command accused captured Major General John Medid of betrayal.

  • Airstrikes around Rama Adi Arbaete in Tigray continued for a third consecutive day on Thursday, October 29.
  • Frontlines.et assigned the incident a Grade B confidence rating based on information from Ethio Mapping.
  • TPLF-aligned fighters remained present in the area, but no significant ground combat was reported.
  • The exact targets, number of strikes, resulting casualties, and the identity of the attacking force remain unclear.
  • TPLF Chairman Debretsion Gebremichael previously vowed to continue fighting despite losing Mekelle and other major towns.
  • The Tigray Central Command, aligned with the TPLF, accused Major General Yohannes Woldegiorgis, known as John Medid, of betraying the Tigrayan people.
  • TIKVAH Ethiopia reported that Yohannes was captured by ENDF troops in Smeret kebele on October 26, 2026.
  • The Central Command alleged that Medid voluntarily contacted opposing forces and joined them after refusing an internal leadership review.