MekelleTigray’s capital changed hands Saturday after the TPLF withdrew.
Residents fear a return of the 2020-22 war, which killed hundreds of thousands, estimates say.
Ethiopia’s federal troops and the allied Tigray Peace Force entered, taking key sites including the airport, a resident said.
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front calls the withdrawal temporary and says its forces will keep fighting from other positions.
Former interim president Abraham Belay says a new interim administration is being set up, aiming for regional elections within months.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 40+ reports worldwide
- Al Jazeera Online leans critical
- foregrounds civilian trauma through interviews; residents fear 2026 fighting repeats 2020-22 devastation: 'going through it all over again'
Sources: Al Jazeera Online