ፕረዚደንት ክልል ዓፋር፡ ሰራዊት ኤርትራ ኣብቲ ኲናት ብቐጥታ ይሳተፍ ኣሎ ክብል ከሲሱ

Reuters reported on 1 October that Haji Awol Arba, an administrator in Ethiopia's Afar region, said Eritrean soldiers had crossed into Afar to take part in the offensive against federal forces. Reuters said Eritrea's information minister did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and the claim could not be independently verified.

Al Jazeera reported that Ahmed Hussein, the deputy governor of Ethiopia's Afar region, said on Wednesday that Ethiopia had come under an unprecedented attack which sought to undermine the regional administration and install figures loyal to Eritrea. He called on Asmara to withdraw from Afar territory. The claim could not be independently verified.

Al Jazeera reported on 29 September that the president of Ethiopia's Afar region also accused Eritrean forces of moving to cut the road linking Djibouti and Eritrea. The claim could not be independently verified. Al Jazeera said the Eritrean government had not responded to the Afar president's allegations.

Al Jazeera reported on 29 September that the president of Ethiopia's Afar region told the channel that Eritrean forces were taking part in the fighting and controlled more than two thirds of the region. The claim, carried by Al Jazeera's Taha Tawakul, could not be independently verified.