Operation Alula Aba Nega | |||||||
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Part of Tigray War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Tigray |
Ethiopia Eritrea | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Tsadkan Gebretensae Tadesse Werede Tesfay Getachew Reda |
Abiy Ahmed Birhanu Jula Abebaw Tadesse Filipos Woldeyohannes | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Tigray Defense Forces |
Ethiopian divisions:
Eritrean divisions:
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Strength | |||||||
80,000[2] | 50,000[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
18,000+ killed (TDF claim)[4] 6,600 captured (TDF claim)[4] 1 Lockheed C-130 Hercules[5] | ||||||
At least 64 civilians killed[6] |
Operation Alula Aba Nega (Tigrinya: ወፍሪ አሉላ አባ ነጋ), commonly shortened to Operation Alula (Tigrinya: ወፍሪ አሉላ), was a counter-offensive during the Tigray War by the Tigray Defense Forces against the Ethiopian military and its allies in Tigray. The operation was named after Ethiopian general Ras Alula Aba Nega, who was of Tigrayan descent.[7][8][9] The offensive was launched on 11 June 2021 and recaptured vast swaths of territory across central and eastern Tigray, including the regional capital of Mekelle.[9][10]
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