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UAV event in Ethiopia on Wed 30th September 2026

30th September 2026

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On 30 September 2026, overnight, drones suspected to be First-Person View (FPV) militarized commercial drones fitted with explosive charges by Alliance for Survival forces exploded at the ENDF Headquarters in the Tor Hayloch neighborhood, Lideta (Region 14, Addis Ababa). The blasts came hours after NISS instituted a ban on drone-flying in the capital and surrounding areas. A source linked to Alliance for Survival claimed that the alliance had carried out several drone strikes in Addis Ababa, including some targeting the military's headquarters. Similar drone strikes also happened at air force base in Bishoftu on 27 September (coded separately). Casualties unknown.

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