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UAV event in Ethiopia on Sat 12th September 2026

12th September 2026

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On 12 September 2026, the Ethiopian Air Force (ENDF) conducted a drone strike, suspected of targeting TDF military assets, that hit Zikre Suwuat Primary School in Korem town, Korem (Southern Tigray, Tigray). According to eyewitnesses, although military personnel operate in the vicinity of the school, no TDF soldiers and only a limited amount of unspecified military property were present at the school at the time of the strike. The school sustained damage, but there is no information about the type or nature of the military property or whether it was damaged. There were no fatalities.

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