Battle of Shire (2022)

For other uses, see Battle of Shire (disambiguation).
Battle of Shire (2022)
Part of the Tigray War
Date14–18 October 2022
Location
Shire, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Result Ethiopian victory
Belligerents
Ethiopia
Eritrea		 Tigray People's Liberation Front
Units involved
Total: 112,500-147,500
87,500[1]
25,000-60,000[1]		 200,000[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown, likely hundreds

Between 14–18 October 2022, Ethiopian troops aided by Eritrean forces launched an offensive into Shire, in the separatist Tigray region. While Shire had been at the forefront of the conflict since 2020, the October 2022 offensive towards the town solidified Ethiopian and Eritrean control over it, and was the last major battle before peace negotiations began that November.

  1. ^ a b "Ethiopian soldiers take strategic city in Tigray amid civilian exodus". The Washington Post. 17 October 2022. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Ethiopia Tigray Conflict: Hyenas dey chop di war victims dead bodi Pidgin". BBC News. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023.