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The Mekelle offensive was a military campaign fought at the start of the Tigray War between the national armed forces of Ethiopia and the Tigray Region. The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) launched an offensive aimed at seizing the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) controlled regional capital of Mekelle starting on 17 November 2020.
Mekelle (Tigrinya: መቐለ), or Mek'ele, is a special zone and capital of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.Mekelle was formerly the capital of Enderta awraja in Tigray. [4] It is located around 780 kilometres (480 mi) north of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, with an elevation of 2,254 metres (7,395 ft) above sea level.
An initial Ethiopian government offensive captured Mekelle, the Tigrayan capital, and saw the war escalate into a low-level insurgency. [3] In 2021, a Tigrayan offensive reached the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital, but ultimately was pushed back. [4] A ceasefire was initiated in March 2022, but by August, the peace talks began to break down. [5]
Memorial in Mekelle to more than 60,000 TPLF fighters who died and over 100,000 fighters who were injured in the overthrow of the Marxist Derg regime in 1991. Following the outbreak of the Ethiopian Revolution in February 1974, the first signal of any mass uprising was the actions of the soldiers of the 4th Brigade of the 4th Army Division in ...
1920s and 1930s – Mekelle emerged as a major trade center. 8 November 1935 – the Italians invaded Mekelle, contributed considerably to its modernization. [5] 1938 – two shops opened, two Italian restaurant and Hotel Amba Aradam with four rooms. [6] May 1943 – Mekelle was the epicentre of Woyane rebellion against the weak Haile Selassie ...
On 3–4 November 2020, [a] forces loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) launched attacks on the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Northern Command headquarters in Mekelle [5] and bases in Adigrat, [3] Agula, [3] Dansha, [4] and Sero [1] in the Tigray Region, marking the beginning of the Tigray War. [5]
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On 18 October 2021, the Ethiopian Air Force conducted two airstrikes on the city of Mekelle in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War. [2] 3 children were killed in the strikes. [3] On 20 October, there were new air strikes targeting inhabited areas of Tigray's capital city. [4]