Tigray War | |||||||
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Part of conflicts in the Horn of Africa | |||||||
![]() Location of Tigray Region in Ethiopia (For a more detailed map, see here.) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
140,000 (Ethiopia)[1]
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
Hundreds killed[4] |
Hundreds killed[4] 4770 killed (government claim)[5] | ||||||
4770 civilians killed[6] |
The Tigray War was a major war in the Horn of Africa waged by Ethiopia and Eritrea against the Tigray Region and various separatist groups from 2020–2022. The war became infamous for the war crimes committed by both sides and the spillover into neighboring countries. It ended with the surrender of the Tigray Region and the reintegration of the region into Ethiopia.[7]
Militias from the Amhara Region played a decisive role in the Ethiopian victory, most notably Fano. The Western Zone was occupied by Fano during the Tigray War and, as a result, has since become an war zone in the 2023 Amhara war.[8]