Ethiopian army says 272 Tigrayan fighters killed in Amhara

Tigray People’s Liberation Front says in a ‘situation of full-blown war’ with Ethiopia’s government.Published On 24 Sep 202624 Sep 2026Ethiopia’s army says it has killed at least 272 fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in a counter-offensive in the country’s northwest Amhara region.The Ethiopian National Defence Force said on Thursday that another 260 Tigrayan fighters were wounded and several were captured.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Can Ethiopia’s seven-group rebel alliance challenge Abiy Ahmed?list 2 of 3Ethiopia warns of ‘destruction’ as Tigray rebels launch offensivelist 3 of 3Fighting widens across Ethiopia as Tigray clashes escalateend of list“Government forces launched a counter-offensive that inflicted heavy personnel and equipment losses on the TPLF” after the group and its allies attacked several areas of North Wollo, a region of Amhara that borders Tigray, the army said in a statement on Facebook.The intensification came days after TPLF and six other armed groups from across Ethiopia announced the formation of the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival, which committed itself to removing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s govern...