State of Eritrea

Force in Play

Severed diplomatic ties; troops entered northern Ethiopia in early October and retreated under drone fire; Ethiopia accuses it of incursion in a UN letter

Federal forces hold Mekelle, Adigrat, Shire and Adwa, and a caretaker administration with a six-month mandate is now running Tigray. On October 23 its political mobilization chief told Tigrayan fighters to hand over their weapons; a TPLF commander had urged more attacks hours earlier.

Updated Oct 29