TPLF says its forces inflicted heavy losses on government troops and allied fighters near Aksum as conflict intensifies in northern Ethiopia | Anadolu. EDITION WorldAfricaTigray rebels claim 500 Ethiopian soldiers killed, 800 wounded in renewed fightingTPLF says its forces inflicted heavy losses on government troops and allied fighters near Aksum as conflict intensifies in northern EthiopiaAndrew Wasike 02 November 2026•Update: 02 November 2026ArchiveNAIROBI, Kenya Ethiopia's rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) claimed.