source: EBC; BBC News
actor1: Military Forces of Ethiopia (2018-)
actor2: TPLF: Tigray People's Liberation Front
location: Mekele
notes: On 13 January 2021, Ethiopian federal forces fought battles against TPLF forces near the Tekeze river (Mekele, Tigray), killing 4 high ranking members of the TPLF's administration and army. 4 Ethiopian federal soldiers, 1 civil servant, and an unknown number of bodyguards were also killed in the clash. Unknown fatalities coded as 3 - fatalities estimated at a total of 12 persons.