Tigray Defense Forces
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The Tigray Defense Forces are an armed group formed from regional security and allied militias in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, known for leading the military resistance against the federal government and its allies during the Tigray conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tigray Defense Forces canonical | 3 |
| Tigray regional forces | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed group
ⓘ
rebel group ⓘ |
| abbreviation | TDF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
extrajudicial killings
ⓘ
forced displacement of civilians ⓘ human rights violations ⓘ recruitment of child soldiers ⓘ |
| allies | Oromo Liberation Army (periodically during conflict) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfRecruitment |
Tigray Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigrayan diaspora ⓘ |
| associatedWithPoliticalOrganization | Tigray People's Liberation Front GENERATED ⓘ |
| claims | defense of Tigrayan civilians ⓘ |
| commandLanguage |
Amharic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Tigrinya ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Amhara regional forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eritrean Defense Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopian National Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Fano militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls | parts of rural Tigray during Tigray War ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| designatedAs | terrorist organization by Ethiopian federal authorities ⓘ |
| enteredCeasefireAgreement | Pretoria peace agreement of November 2022 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
TPLF loyalist elements of the Ethiopian National Defense Force
ⓘ
Tigray regional security forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigray regional special forces NERFINISHED ⓘ local militias in Tigray ⓘ |
| hasIdeology |
Tigrayan nationalism
ⓘ
regional autonomy ⓘ |
| launchedOffensiveIn |
Afar Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amhara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Mekelle (2020)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
offensive towards Dessie and Kombolcha ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Tigray Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Eritrean government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopian federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfConflict |
Ethiopian civil conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigray War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
defend Tigray region
ⓘ
oppose Ethiopian federal military intervention in Tigray ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusAfter2022 | largely cantonized and disarmed under peace deal ⓘ |
| uses |
conventional military tactics
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare tactics ⓘ |
| usesEquipmentFrom |
captured Eritrean Defense Forces stockpiles
ⓘ
captured Ethiopian National Defense Force stockpiles ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tigray regional forces