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Tigray Defence Forces
Tigray Defence Forces
ሓይልታት ምክልኻል ትግራይ
Motto	ዘይንድይቦ ጎቦ; There are no mountains we would not climb
Founded	4 November 2020; 3 years ago
Current form	Guerrilla army
Headquarters	Central Tigray mountains
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	General Tsadkan Gebretinsa'i
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History	Tigray War

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Instructions · What links here · Tigray Defence Forces (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Bing, Wikipedia) · Submitted 3 years ago by Rastakwere (talk: D · +) · Last edited 3 years ago by Rastakwere

Warning: The page Tigray Defence Forces redirects to Tigray Defense Forces. Please ensure it is not a copy or that this page is located to the correct title.

The Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) ሓይልታት ምክልኻል ትግራይ are a military structure that came into existence during the Tigray War. It consists of a merger of Special Forces of the Tigray Regional Government, defected soldiers of the Ethiopian National Defense Force,^[1] local militia, members of Tigrayan political parties (TPLF, National Congress of Great Tigray, Salsay Weyane Tigray, Tigray Independence Party, ...)^[2] and numerous youth who fled to the mountains.^[3]^[4]^[5]

The Tigrayan leadership, though driven from power in Mekelle, the region’s capital, has rallied under the banner of the Tigray Defence Forces, an armed resistance group. It is led by the removed Tigrayan leaders and commanded by former high-ranking Ethiopian National Defence Force officers.
— International Crisis Group, Ethiopia’s Tigray War: A Deadly, Dangerous Stalemate, ^[4]

Within the TDF, analysts believe that the relative influence of the TPLF has been weakened, at the benefit of the other, often relatively new, components.^[4]^[5]

General Tsadkan Gebretinsa'i (ENDF commander in chief until 2001) is believed to be the current TDF commander in chief. Other military commanders of TDF are General Tadesse Werede Tesfay and General Abraha Dinkul.^[6]

In 2020-2021, the TDF operates as a guerilla force in the Tigray War.

References

^ New York Times, 7 April 2021: Why Is Ethiopia at War With Itself?
^ Place St Pierre, 19 April 2021: Guerre civile au Tigré, la situation sur le terrain (Fulvio Beltrami)
^ Ethiopia Insight, 27 April 2021: René Lefort: Ethiopia’s vicious deadlock
^ ^a ^b ^c International Crisis Group, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia’s Tigray War: A Deadly, Dangerous Stalemate
^ ^a ^b de Waal, Alex; Gebrehiwot Berhe, Mulugeta (27 January 2021). "Transcript – Call between Mulugeta Gebrehiwot and Alex de Waal 27 January 2021" (PDF). World Peace Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ Tesfaselam Informer: General Dinkul: The most famous general leading Tigrarian Defence Forces speaks about the war in Tigray

[nyt20210407-1] New York Times, 7 April 2021: Why Is Ethiopia at War With Itself?

[beltrami-2] Place St Pierre, 19 April 2021: Guerre civile au Tigré, la situation sur le terrain (Fulvio Beltrami)

[lefort-3] Ethiopia Insight, 27 April 2021: René Lefort: Ethiopia’s vicious deadlock

[crisisgroup-4] International Crisis Group, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia’s Tigray War: A Deadly, Dangerous Stalemate

[Mountains_Destroyed_Tigray_pdf-5] Waal, Alex; Gebrehiwot Berhe, Mulugeta (27 January 2021). "Transcript – Call between Mulugeta Gebrehiwot and Alex de Waal 27 January 2021" (PDF). World Peace Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

[tesfaselam-6] Tesfaselam Informer: General Dinkul: The most famous general leading Tigrarian Defence Forces speaks about the war in Tigray

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 Within the TDF, analysts believe that the relative influence of the [[TPLF]] has been weakened, at the benefit of the other, often relatively new, components.<ref name="crisisgroup"/><ref name="Mountains_Destroyed_Tigray_pdf"/>
-General Tsadkan Gebretinsa'i ([[ENDF]] commander in chief until 2001) is believed to be the current TDF commander in chief. Other military commanders of TDF are General [[Taddese Werede Tesfay]] and General Abraha Dinkul.<ref name="tesfaselam">Tesfaselam Informer: [https://www.tesfaselam.info/aiovg_videos/tigray-tigray-defense-forces-heading-to-addis-ababa-tdf-already-in-amhara-region/  General Dinkul: The most famous general leading Tigrarian Defence Forces speaks about the war in Tigray]</ref>
+General Tsadkan Gebretinsa'i ([[ENDF]] commander in chief until 2001) is believed to be the current TDF commander in chief. Other military commanders of TDF are General [[Tadesse Werede Tesfay]] and General Abraha Dinkul.<ref name="tesfaselam">Tesfaselam Informer: [https://www.tesfaselam.info/aiovg_videos/tigray-tigray-defense-forces-heading-to-addis-ababa-tdf-already-in-amhara-region/  General Dinkul: The most famous general leading Tigrarian Defence Forces speaks about the war in Tigray]</ref>
 In 2020-2021, the TDF operates as a [[guerilla]] force in the [[Tigray War]].