Northern Command attacks (Ethiopia)

Northern Command attacks
	Part of the Tigray War
Date	3–4 November 2020
Location	Northern Command HQ in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Result	Inconclusive Beginning of the Tigray War; Ethiopian federal government mobilizes troops against the TPLF;
Belligerents
Ethiopia Eritrea (claimed by TPLF)	Tigray People's Liberation Front
Commanders and leaders
Abiy Ahmed	Debretsion Gebremichael
Casualties and losses
32 killed, 9 wounded (claimed by ENDF sergeant); "Hundreds" killed (claimed by Abiy Ahmed); Thousands captured	100 killed (claimed by ENDF sergeant)

On 3–4 November 2020,^[a] forces loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) launched attacks on the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Northern Command headquarters in Mekelle^[5] and bases in Adigrat,^[3] Agula,^[3] Dansha,^[4] and Sero^[1] in the Tigray Region, marking the beginning of the Tigray War.^[5] The Ethiopian federal government stated that these attacks justified the ENDF's military action against the TPLF, which, at the time the attacks occurred, held control over the Tigray Region.^[4]^[3] The TPLF described the action as "a pre-emptive strike."^[6]

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^ "Ethiopia's central government launches offensive in Tigray region". CBC News. Reuters. 6 November 2020.
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^ Walsh, Declan (15 December 2021). "The Nobel Peace Prize That Paved the Way for War". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

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[:0-7] Walsh, Declan (15 December 2021). "The Nobel Peace Prize That Paved the Way for War". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

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