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The fighting around Alamata

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Where it stands

As of October 1, reports said three days of heavy fighting around Alamata had killed at least 52 civilians, including 12 in a marketplace strike, with more than 720 wounded admitted to hospitals in southern and northwestern Tigray. The latest report, aired October 5, covers a wider advance: Ethiopian forces reportedly retook Mekelle on October 3 after the TPLF withdrew. It does not give a new Alamata casualty count or say who controls Alamata.

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  1. Update 1At least 52 civilians reported killed around Alamata as Tigray hospitals receive hundreds wounded
  2. Update 2Mekelle reportedly retaken, but Tigray’s war is not over

The story so far

  1. Update 24 days later

    Mekelle reportedly retaken, but Tigray’s war is not over

    Federal troops and allies reportedly entered Tigray’s capital on October 3. The TPLF calls its withdrawal temporary, while civilian tolls, lasting control and airport reopening remain unresolved.

  2. Update 1

    At least 52 civilians reported killed around Alamata as Tigray hospitals receive hundreds wounded

    Hospital sources report at least 52 civilian deaths around Alamata. Hundreds of wounded people reached hospitals across Tigray, while capture claims remain unconfirmed independently.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

Organizations

  • Médecins Sans Frontièresinternational humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation2 reports
  • Tigray People's Liberation FrontTigrayan nationalist political party in Ethiopia2 reports
  • African Unionsupranational union in Africa1 report

Places

  • AlamataAlamata, Ethiopia2 reports
  • TigrayTigray, Ethiopia2 reports
  • AfarAfar, Ethiopia1 report
  • Alula Aba Nega International AirportFGFJ+75H, Mekele, Ethiopia1 report
  • KoremKorem, Ethiopia1 report
  • MekeleMekele, Ethiopia1 report
  • PretoriaPretoria, South Africa1 report
  • ShireShire, Ethiopia1 report

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Who reported what

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Points more than one outlet reported

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Deaths reported in Alamata fightingNot independently confirmed3
Fighting and control of AlamataNot independently confirmed3
War-wounded patients treated at hospitalsNot independently confirmed2
Federal forces’ advance toward MekelleNot independently confirmed2
Locations and spread of fightingIndependently confirmed2

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