SAA

SAA event in Tigray, Amba Maderiya area, Ethiopia on Wed 17th December 2025

17th December 2025

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On 17 December 2025, TDF clashed with local militias (coded as Kebele Communal Militias) at an unspecified location near Tekeze (location coded to Amba Maderiya, in Tselemti (North Western Tigray, Tigray). More than 500 TDF members crossed the Tekeze River into Western Tselemt (likely to retake areas currently under the Amhara regional government). 2 TDF members were killed, and another one was wounded. TDF members subsequently withdrew from Tselemt and returned to Enda-Abaguna after crossing the Tekeze River.

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Ethiopia (ETH)

Tigray ( Amba Maderiya area )

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