Drone Hits Ethiopia Internally Displaced Persons Camp as Fears Grow of Regional War

05/10/2026

On Sunday, witnesses reported a drone strike on an internally displaced persons camp in Sheraro, western Tigray—home to thousands displaced during the last war. 

It killed eight civilians, including a child, and seriously wounded at least six others, an aid worker and witness told AFP. 

Fighting broke out between the TPLF and federal forces on September 23, sparking fears of a return to the devastating civil war of 2020-2022. 

There are also fears the fighting could spark a wider war, especially if the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) retreats across the border into Eritrea, which the Ethiopian government accuses of supporting the rebels. 

Federal forces have pushed back the rebel offensive, and this weekend seized the Tigrayan capital, Mekelle, after TPLF leaders and troops abandoned the city. 

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