Oct 4 - Ethiopian government forces and allied militias have regained control of the capital of Tigray, three sources told Reuters on Sunday, dealing a major setback to the opposition alliance that rules the northern region. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Tigray rebels abandon Mekelle as government forces press advance, raising fears of a renewed regional conflict in northern Ethiopia.

Ethiopian federal forces have entered the capital of the northern Tigray region and seized its airport, witnesses said Saturday, reversing a takeover by rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front…

Fighting between Ethiopia’s federal government forces and Tigrayan regional forces has broken out in the Tigray region, which has been gripped by months of rising tensions, according to officials from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the federal government. Reports of fighting emerged on Wednesday morning after Tigrayan forces reportedly took control of Mekelle Airport, disrupting flights. Federal government adviser and former president of the Tigray region, Getachew Reda, said that TPLF leaders launched an all-out offensive against government positions in the Afar and Amhara regions early this morning. TPLF authorities administering Tigray, however, described the fighting as a…