Redae Halefom Woldeselassie stated on October 23, 2026 that Ethiopian military troops and allied security forces were conducting joint operations in Mekelle to prevent looting.

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The Jordanian military stated that its October 26, 2026 airstrikes in southern Syria were conducted in coordination with the Syrian government

Syria's civil defense service stated that five members of one family, including a woman and three children, were killed when a Jordanian airstrike hit a tent in the village of Al Tai in Daraa Province

The Syrian government denied prior coordination or notification regarding the October 26, 2026 Jordanian airstrikes and announced an investigation into the strikes

The Jordanian air force conducted airstrikes on October 26, 2026 against terrorist group hideouts in southern Syria after linking the October 23, 2026 Karak church attackers to groups operating there

Syrian officials and civil defense reported that the October 26, 2026 Jordanian airstrikes killed between five and seven people in Daraa and Suweyda provinces, including women and children

The United States provided Saudi Arabia with military support including intelligence sharing, targeting assistance, and aerial refueling for Saudi warplanes conducting defensive patrols

Yemen's Houthi militia intensified attacks against Saudi Arabia in October 2026, striking Riyadh's international airport and state oil company Saudi Aramco facilities

During Operation Veles in Kupiansk, Ukraine's Khartia corps advanced 15 kilometers through underground gas pipelines, killing around 100 Russian troops and capturing 30.

Russian missile and drone strikes targeted Ukrainian data centers in October 2026, causing disruptions to internet and television broadcasts across Ukraine.

Rankous residents reported that clashes on October 22, 2026, lasted two to three hours starting around 6:00 a.m. and that Syrian security forces subsequently imposed a curfew.

The southern border clashes between Oromia and Somali regional groups occurred hundreds of kilometers away from the separate conflict in northern Ethiopia involving government forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front.

A Houthi strike on Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Airport in Dammam killed two people on October 21, 2026.

The United States military deposed President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas in January 2026 and transported him to New York to face federal charges

Ethiopia's federal government established a six-month caretaker administration in Tigray following the capture of Mekelle in October 2026.

Ethiopian forces recaptured an airport and several towns from the Tigray People's Liberation Front in October 2026 while advancing toward the border with Eritrea.

Renewed fighting in Tigray in September 2026 effectively collapsed the November 2022 Pretoria peace agreement, which had ended a two-year war that Belgian Ghent University researchers estimated caused 500,000 civilian deaths.

Tigray's new federal-backed caretaker administration committed to restoring public services, facilitating the return of displaced residents, and preparing the region for elections.

Lieutenant General Fisseha Kidanu, commander of the Tigray army, pledged on October 22, 2026 on Tigray Broadcast Media to reverse military setbacks and called on local militias to engage government forces.

The Ethiopian government's allies in the region include the Tigray Peace Force, composed of former members of the armed wing of the Tigray People's Liberation Front.

Tigray People's Liberation Front fighters withdrew from Mekelle in early October 2026, allowing Ethiopian government-allied forces to enter the Tigray regional capital on October 4, 2026.