Authorities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region accused the federal government of launching a military offensive on Saturday, August 2nd, 2026, raising concerns about a return to war. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) stated that federal forces used heavy artillery against their positions in Western Tigray, near the Sudanese border.
After months of blockades, sieges, drone strikes, and proxy force engagements, the TPLF declared that the government has now initiated “open war.” Tensions between Tigray and Addis Ababa have been escalating since the 2022 Pretoria Agreement, which ended a two-year conflict.
The TPLF has called on the international community to intervene, warning of broader consequences if the conflict expands. It also urged Tigray residents, security forces, civil society groups, and religious institutions to prepare for what it described as a struggle for “national survival.”
Sources: Africanews
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