ENDF National Unity Offensive

ENDF National Unity Offensive
	Part of Tigray War
Date	26 November – 23 December 2021; (3 weeks and 6 days)
Location	Ethiopia
Result	Ethiopian victory Tigrayan forces retreat back into Tigray;
Belligerents
Ethiopia Amhara; Afar;	Tigray People's Liberation Front Oromo Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Abiy Ahmed; Birhanu Jula; Yilikal Kefale ; Awol Arba;	Tsadkan Gebretensae; Tadesse Werede Tesfay
Units involved
ENDF Ethiopian Ground Forces; ETAF; Amhara Special Forces; Fano; Afar Special Forces	Tigray Defense Forces; Oromo Liberation Army;

On 26 November 2021, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and its allies had begun an offensive to recapture territory in the Amhara and Afar regions being occupied by the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF). Afar and Amhara militias had mobilized thousands of fighters and joined the new offensive. The ENDF and its allies were able to push TDF forces back from Debre Sina, Amhara to Alamata, Tigray (≈400 km). The Ethiopian government announced the campaign for national unity was a success and had been completed on 23 December 2021.

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