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📍Grenade explosion rocks pro-government gathering. A grenade explosion struck a public rally in Kobo, Amhara region, at around on Saturday morning. The number of casualties and the extent of the damage remain unclear.
📍 TPLF demands halt to military activity at Mekelle Airport. In a statement issued on 16 October, the TPLF accused the federal government of using the airport and Ethiopian Airlines for military operations. It demanded that all movements at the airport be halted and warned that Ethiopian Airlines could be considered a legitimate target if it continued supporting military activities. The TPLF said the Ethiopian government would bear responsibility for any damage to the airline.
📍 Tigray forces also prohibited vehicle movements, including Bajaj auto-rickshaws, in areas where its armed fighters are stationed. In a separate statement, the Tigray regional government rejected the Prosperity Party's efforts to establish a parallel regional administration, declaring its decisions null and void.
📍 Russia offers to facilitate Ethiopia-Eritrea talks. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Alimov said Moscow was willing to help Ethiopia and Eritrea find a compromise to ease tensions, including through discussions on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit.
📍 Ethiopian government cyber groups has hacking Tigray TV's social media channels shortly after the broadcaster resumed service. The channels are now showing pro-government content.
📍 Tigrayan forces claim to have captured 20 Ethiopian army trucks carrying logistical supplies along the road connecting Abiy Addi in Tembien to Mekelle.
📍 TPLF demands halt to military activity at Mekelle Airport. In a statement issued on 16 October, the TPLF accused the federal government of using the airport and Ethiopian Airlines for military operations. It demanded that all movements at the airport be halted and warned that Ethiopian Airlines could be considered a legitimate target if it continued supporting military activities. The TPLF said the Ethiopian government would bear responsibility for any damage to the airline.
📍 Tigray forces also prohibited vehicle movements, including Bajaj auto-rickshaws, in areas where its armed fighters are stationed. In a separate statement, the Tigray regional government rejected the Prosperity Party's efforts to establish a parallel regional administration, declaring its decisions null and void.
📍 Russia offers to facilitate Ethiopia-Eritrea talks. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Alimov said Moscow was willing to help Ethiopia and Eritrea find a compromise to ease tensions, including through discussions on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit.
📍 Ethiopian government cyber groups has hacking Tigray TV's social media channels shortly after the broadcaster resumed service. The channels are now showing pro-government content.
📍 Tigrayan forces claim to have captured 20 Ethiopian army trucks carrying logistical supplies along the road connecting Abiy Addi in Tembien to Mekelle.