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BREAKING | ETHIOPIA
Just a earlier after the US Embassy warned of possible long-range attacks on Ethiopian military installations, fresh reports suggest overnight strikes targeted the Ethiopian Air Force headquarters in Bishoftu (Debre Zeit) and military facilities in Addis Ababa.
The attack took place at 3:30 and 4:00
The exact locations in the capital and extent of damage remain unclear.
More details to follow.
#Ethiopia #BreakingNews #AddisAbaba #Bishoftu #HornOfAfrica
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SECURITY WARNING | ETHIOPIA
@INSAEthio
⚠️ SECURITY ALERT
To those opposing Abiy Ahmed’s government:
We have received reports that Ethiopia’s Information Network Security Administration (INSA) may be targeting government critics.
As a precaution, avoid clicking suspicious links, even if they are sent by people you know or trust. Always verify through a separate, trusted channel.
Stay vigilant. Protect your digital security.
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Dil Qursu” - “Victory for Breakfast” 😂 That is a fearless book title for a man whose military history includes being captured as a POW by the TPLF, & EPLF with Eritrean accounts also saying he spent time as an EPLF prisoner.
Then in 2021, the army under his command lost Mekelle and thousands of ENDF soldiers ended up in Tigrayan captivity.
Victory for breakfast? History remembers a very different menu. 😭😂
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SECURITY UPDATE | ETHIOPIA
@AbiyAhmedAli government has remained largely silent on the reported strikes in Addis Ababa and Debre Zeit/Bishoftu even as the U.S. Embassy acknowledged reports of possible long-range attacks on Ethiopian military installations. Reuters had also reported explosions in Addis Ababa during the escalation.
Silence from the government doesn’t make the attacks disappear.
#Ethiopia #AddisAbaba #DebreZeit #Bishoftu #HornOfAfrica
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Interesting lecture on “miscalculation” from someone who spent years as a TPLF spokesman, served as Tigray’s lead negotiator in Pretoria, then fell out with the party and is now an adviser to @AbiyAhmedAli
And calling a TPLF–Eritrea alignment “unholy” is especially rich when Eritrean forces literally fought alongside Abiy’s federal army against Tigray in 2020–22. Alliances clearly become “disastrous” only when you’re no longer standing on that side of them.
You can criticize TPLF strategy all you want, but acting like you’re some detached observer of Tigray’s political history is comedy. You were inside the room for years. Now you’re advising the government you once negotiated against. History has receipts too. 😭
Taking calculated risk has never been the strong suit of the rump TPLF’s leadership. This was more than borne out by its recent disastrous miscalculation. What is more striking is how that trademark miscalculation was further compounded by the unholy alliance the TPLF leadership made with the father of disastrous miscalculations, Isaias Afeworki of Eritrea, not to mention the miscalculation of the other junior partners in this unholy alliance.
As it turns out, by making an unholy alliance the TPLF leadership and president Isaias have proved, if anything, their tremendous capacity to bring down with them all those who have the stupidity to count on their wisdom, and to absolute oblivion. History seems to have passed a rather cruel verdict on President Isaias’ penchant for geopolitical gamble. That, alliance with its worst enemy, the TPLF, is about to prove the undoing of the Grand fool in Asmara is the most cruel of ironies.
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Wait… weren’t we just hearing that ENDF would push north after Mekelle and that Ethiopia must become a Red Sea-bordering state? General Abebaw has previously been quoted saying Ethiopia would become “a country bordering the Red Sea,” while @AbiyAhmedAli has repeatedly called sea access an existential issue.
Now Eritrean troops are reportedly inside Tigray and the federal government is demanding they withdraw “without delay.” AFP says Eritrean forces have moved around Adigrat specifically as tensions rise over fears of an Ethiopian push toward Eritrea.
So what happened to meeting halfway? 😂One side was talking about the Red Sea, the other moved south, and suddenly everybody remembers the border.
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BATTLEFIELD UPDATE | SHIRE FRONT
Reports from Tigrayan forces say a large ENDF force attempting to push toward Shire was hit heavily by TDF units and forced to retreat after intense fighting on the western axis.
Fighting has been concentrated along the Tekeze–Shire routes, where recent reporting also indicated ENDF had not made notable gains along the main road toward Shire.
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BREAKING | ERITREA–ETHIOPIA FRONT
🚨 ATV reports that the Eritrean Defence Forces have shot down four drones operated by Abiy Ahmed’s federal forces during the latest escalation.
@AbiyAhmedAli
The reported interceptions come as drone warfare intensifies along the northern front, with Ethiopian drones also reported operating against Eritrean forces in Tigray. ACLED reported on October 7 that ENDF drones targeted Eritrean forces near Guada while they were moving toward Idaga Hamus.
#Ethiopia #Eritrea #EDF #ENDF #Tigray #DroneWarfare #HornOfAfrica
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Meet Habtish Girum Challa. Born in Dilla Sidamo. He spent four years working at Wegagen Bank, until 2004. He was fired for stealing 15 million ETB with his colleagues.
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You publicly promised @Dedebit67 would be suspended… now he’s back and apparently you’re the one hitting block 😂
Imagine trying to silence accounts that challenge you, then running from them when they return. That’s not “commentary,” that’s damage control with a blue check.
You wanted him gone. He came back. Now who’s hiding? 😭
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PP supporters now call Eritrean involvement “foreign interference,” yet the same Eritrean army fought alongside Ethiopia’s federal forces in Tigray in 2020–22.
Now relations have collapsed partly over Ethiopia’s push for Red Sea access, with Eritrea fearing a possible move on Assab. So from Asmara’s perspective, this is increasingly being framed as defending Eritrean sovereignty.
Funny how “foreign troops” only became unacceptable when the alliance changed. 😬
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SECURITY ALERT | ETHIOPIA
🚨 The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa has formally acknowledged reports of possible long-range attacks targeting Ethiopian military installations on several occasions during October.
The warning marks a serious escalation in the security picture: the conflict is no longer being treated solely as fighting confined to the northern front, with reported strikes now reaching strategic military sites far from the main battle zones. Reuters has also documented explosions and reported drone attacks in and around Addis Ababa during the current escalation.
The embassy is urging U.S. citizens to exercise caution and follow local-authority guidance. It does not publicly identify who carried out the attacks or confirm the exact weapon systems used.
#Ethiopia #AddisAbaba #ENDF #Tigray #BreakingNews #HornOfAfrica
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BATTLEFIELD UPDATE | ETHIOPIA
Footage and images released from several fronts continue to show heavy losses among federal forces, including dead and captured ENDF personnel. In Shewa, AFNM-linked sources say a large-scale offensive involving the Shewa and Asaminew commands inflicted significant casualties during ongoing fighting.
@AbiyAhmedAli
Multiple videos and photographs of the aftermath have appeared in recent days, some too graphic to publish. The material offers another stark picture of the price soldiers are paying as fighting continues across several fronts in Ethiopia. Fighting involving Fano forces remains active across parts of Amhara and Shewa.
#Ethiopia #Amhara #Fano #AFNM #ENDF #Shewa #HornOfAfrica
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BATTLEFIELD UPDATE | NORTHWESTERN TIGRAY
Heavy fighting has been reported since the night of October 6 around Mai Tsebri, as clashes continue between Tigrayan forces and ENDF across the northwestern front. Reuters and conflict monitors have also documented continuing fighting near the Tekeze–Mai Tsebri axis.
TDF-linked reports now say Tigrayan forces have taken full control of Adi Gebru following the latest fighting.
#Ethiopia #Tigray #TDF #ENDF #MaiTsebri #AdiGebru #HornOfAfrica
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