Ethiopian federal forces retake control of Mekelle’s airport from Tigrayan fighters, residents say. Reporting cited local accounts describing the airport’s takeover being reversed and officials regaining operation of the facility.
The outlets frame the development as a change from last month, when Tigrayan fighters seized the airport, prompting Ethiopia to suspend commercial flights. The reporting relies on residents’ accounts and describes the impact on air travel. While the sources agree on the sequence—Tigrayan fighters take the airport, flights stop, and federal forces later regain it—details such as the timing of the most recent control shift and the broader security situation around Mekelle are not expanded upon in the provided excerpts.
Across the coverage, the emphasis is on the airport itself and the transportation disruption. Each outlet presents the retaking as a development affecting airport access and potential movement in and out of the northern Tigray region’s capital.
