ሓላፊ ሰልፊ ዓፋር፡ ሓይልታት ትግራይ ኣብ ዞባ 2ን 4ን ሰለስተ ከተማታት ሒዘን ኢሉ፤ ኤኤፍፒ ዒረብቲ ከምዝወደቐት ገሊጹ

AFP, in a report carried by Euronews and Africanews, said Tigray forces took Erebti on Sunday after heavy artillery bombardment and were advancing on Afdera, about 100km to the east, on the corridor that carries almost all of Ethiopia's trade through Djibouti. A humanitarian source told the agency at least 150,000 people had been displaced in Afar alone; the figure could not be independently verified.

A humanitarian source told AFP that Tigray forces were advancing on Afdeera, about 100km east of Erebti, which fell on Sunday. The same source said at least 150,000 people have been displaced in Afar, but that it was impossible to give precise numbers.

AFP reported on 28 September, citing a humanitarian source, that the Afar town of Erebti fell to Tigray forces on Sunday after heavy artillery bombardment, and that the forces were advancing on Afdeera, about 100km to the east. The same source estimated that at least 150,000 people have been displaced in the Afar region, while saying exact figures were not available. Ethiopia's army chief, Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, said: "We are fighting forces that are organised and allied to serve the interests of external forces."

EEPA, a European monitoring organisation, said in its situation report of 28 September that the Afar towns of Abala and Erebti had been captured by troops affiliated with the Alliance for Survival, and that fighting was continuing in Zones 1, 2 and 4 of the Afar region. Kulu Media had earlier described Abala, a town of more than 50,000 people, as under siege. The claim could not be independently verified.

Martin Plaut wrote on 28 September that the Ethiopian army has withdrawn to more defensible positions deeper inside Afar rather than make a major stand further forward, and that an advance on Afdera could threaten the Djibouti–Semera supply corridor. The assessment could not be independently verified.

AFP reported on 28 September that Tigray forces were advancing towards Afdera, about 100 kilometres east, after taking the Afar town of Erebti following heavy artillery bombardment. AFP said an estimated 150,000 people have been displaced in Afar, adding that precise figures could not be established.

Al Jazeera reported that Mohamed Hussein, head of the ruling party in Ethiopia's Afar region, said Tigray forces had entered Zones 2 and 4 and seized three towns, which he did not name. A humanitarian source told AFP that Erebti fell on Sunday after being pounded by heavy artillery, that the fighters were advancing towards Afdeera, and that at least 150,000 people have been displaced in Afar. The claims could not be independently verified.