New armed alliance forms against Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed
Story essentials
Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival
Ethiopia
September 20, 2026
This page is produced by collecting and structuring multiple public reports. Sections based only on reporting or testimony affect the displayed assessment, and the page is updated when new information is identified.
About this article
COMPAMIR Editorial Team
The COMPAMIR editorial team brings together public reporting and links to the original coverage. We update the page as new information emerges.
Read our editorial policy- Earlier version 19/25/2026, 7:21:16 PM
A new alliance of armed groups, including TPLF and Fano, aims to remove PM Abiy Ahmed. The alliance faces internal disputes over territory and power, mirroring past failed coalitions. The government continues to face multiple fronts of conflict across the country.
Read next
Prioritized by shared people, places, and events.
Intensifying conflict in northern Ethiopia
TPLF rebels have seized airports in Tigray and launched attacks into Afar and Amhara regions. Ethiopian army claims to have killed 272 Tigrayan fighters in a counter-offensive. The conflict threatens the 2022 peace agreement that ended a war which killed over 600,000 people.