{"id":7348,"date":"2026-10-07T19:14:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T19:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=7348"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T19:14:29","slug":"witnesses-spot-eritrean-troops-inside-northern-ethiopia-as-tensions-flare-abiy-ahmed-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=7348","title":{"rendered":"Witnesses spot Eritrean troops inside northern Ethiopia as tensions flare | Abiy Ahmed News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eritrea dismisses allegation as Ethiopia\u2019s pretext for more war.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Eritrean soldiers have been seen driving through a northern town inside Ethiopia, witnesses tell the Reuters news agency, days after the neighbouring countries severed ties.<\/p>\n

At least two witnesses told Reuters they saw \u201cdozens\u201d of Eritrean soldiers drive through Adigrat in two trucks on Wednesday. The town is located 25km (15 miles) south of the border with Eritrea.<\/p>\n

The witnesses said they could identify the soldiers as Eritrean by their off-white camouflage uniforms.<\/p>\n

Another Adigrat resident who was not in town at the time said family members had told him they had also seen Eritrean troops, according to Reuters, which could not independently verify their accounts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Eritrean army has entered Tigray in uniform, equipped with heavy weaponry,\u201d said Gebreigziabher Beyene, commander of the Tigray Peace Force, a pro-government militia that has fought alongside the federal army.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis force is being struck by drones,\u201d he said, adding Eritrea was \u201cdeliberately deploying its forces so that the fighting takes place inside Tigray rather than spilling into Eritrea\u201d.<\/p>\n

Last week, the chief administrator in Ethiopia\u2019s northeastern Afar region said Eritrean troops were fighting in the area, but Reuters was unable to confirm the claim.<\/p>\n

In a statement on X, Eritrea\u2019s Information Minister Yemane Meskel did not deny that troops had crossed the border, but said Ethiopia\u2019s government was creating \u201ca fallacious narrative of \u2018self-defense\u2019 to rationalise and camouflage its war of aggression\u201d.<\/p>\n

If confirmed, it would mark the first time Eritrean forces have been seen inside Ethiopia since the renewal of fighting <\/a>between Ethiopian forces and a seven-group armed alliance, including the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF), on September 23.<\/p>\n

Ethiopia<\/a> has accused Eritrea, as well as Egypt and Sudan of backing the armed alliance which is fighting to remove the government. All three countries have denied involvement.<\/p>\n

Eritrea announced it was severing ties with Ethiopia<\/a> on Thursday after Addis Ababa announced it would close its embassy in Asmara and expel 10 Eritrean diplomats.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Eritrea\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Ethiopia\u2019s actions had left it with \u201cno option but to reciprocate in kind and sever all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Members of the Ethiopian pro-government Tigray Peace Force (TPF) give a thumbs up to residents after Ethiopian federal and allied forces entered the Tigray capital of Mekelle on October 4, 2026 [AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Monday, Ethiopian forces captured Tigray\u2019s regional capital Mekelle, days after the TPLF confirmed<\/a> that it had withdrawn from the city and moved its regional administration \u201ctemporarily\u201d to another location.<\/p>\n

It happened as Ethiopia\u2019s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for another five-year term<\/a>, during which he insisted that his landlocked country must have access to the Red Sea.<\/p>\n

On the same day, Eritrea joined Somalia, Sudan and Egypt in issuing a joint declaration calling for a political and peaceful solution to the war in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

The declaration appeared to push back against several policies pursued by Ethiopia in recent years, highlighting widening rifts between Addis Ababa and its neighbours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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