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Ethiopian police urge Mekelle residents to help restore order

Government-allied fighters entered the Tigray capital after rebel withdrawal, while reports of Eritrean troops remain unverified.

Updated Oct 12, 2026 · 00:11 UTC3 reports

The short version

  • Ethiopian federal police fanned out across Mekelle, the Tigray capital, after the TPLF announced its withdrawal.[Associated Press]
  • The Tigray Peace Force imposed an overnight curfew on Wednesday.[Associated Press]
  • Ethiopian Airlines resumed Mekelle flights on Sunday, and an adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed promised visible change without details.[ABC News]
  • Reports of Eritrean troops entering Ethiopia remain unverified, and Eritrea did not explicitly confirm or deny the crossing.[Associated Press]

Key facts

  • Ethiopian federal police fanned out across Mekelle, Tigray's regional capital, calling on residents to help restore order.[Associated Press]
  • The TPLF announced its withdrawal over the weekend, allowing government-allied fighters to enter Mekelle.[Associated Press]
  • The Tigray Peace Force, which includes former members of the TPLF's armed wing, imposed an overnight curfew on Wednesday.[Associated Press]
  • Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights to Mekelle on Sunday, the first since rebels seized the airport on Sept. 23.[ABC News]
  • A government-allied commander and a conflict monitoring group separately reported Eritrean troops entering Ethiopia, but the Associated Press could not independently verify either account.[Associated Press]
  • Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not explicitly confirm or deny the alleged troop crossing.[Associated Press]
  • Getachew Reda, an adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, promised visible change in the region but did not elaborate.[ABC News]
  • Researchers at Ghent University in Belgium estimate that the 2020-2022 Tigray war caused about 500,000 civilian deaths.[ABC News]

What remains uncertain

  • Whether Eritrean troops entered northern Ethiopia remains unverified; the AP could not independently verify the accounts, and Eritrea did not confirm or deny them.[Associated Press]
  • The promised visible change in Tigray was not detailed by the government adviser.[ABC News]

Sources

Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.