Multiple images were shared on social media claiming to support the report that the Ethiopian government shot down a plane carrying weapons to TPLF.
These images were shared on social media platforms mainly on Facebook. They were shared by many accounts and pages.
HaqCheck cross-checked two images and confirmed that the two images don’t show a plane shot down by the Ethiopian Air Force when transporting weapons to the TPLF from Sudan trespassing the country’s airspace.
The first image was shared by a Facebook page with a Tigrinya and English caption stating the Ethiopian Air Force shot down an airplane entering the Ethiopian airspace from Sudan loaded with arms for TPLF.
The second was shared on a Facebook account with a claim that Ethiopia downed a place that belonged to the country’s historical enemies transporting weapons to the TPLF through Sudan.
War broke out on the evening of Dec 3, 2020, between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the federal government of Ethiopia after months of tensions and stand-off.
The federal government of Ethiopia joined with the Eritrean government and other regional governments managed to oust TPLF from Mekelle and other major towns of Tigray after three weeks of conventional fighting.
However, the conflict became protracted and continued as TPLF resorted to guerrilla warfare or heat-and-run tactics. The federal government of Ethiopia together with the then Tigray interim administration declared a humanitarian ceasefire and withdrew armed forces from many parts of the Tigray regional state.
Immediately, TPLF armed forces controlled the regional capital city of Mekelle and other areas.
Nonetheless, the fighting continued as TPLF advanced its forces toward the adjacent regional states of Afar and Amhara. The TPLF armed forces controlled many territories including major towns of the Amhara region that are very close to Addis Ababa.
As the Ethiopian military and other allied forces launched a counterattack against the TPLF armed forces, the federal government regained the territories in the Amhara and Afar regional states that were taken into control by the belligerent in the months of November and December last year.
On March 24, 2022, the Ethiopian government declared a cessation of hostilities with the TPLF. The TPLF instantly confirmed that it accepted the declaration of cessation of hostilities by the federal government.
Peace talks had been on the way as third parties tried to mediate between the Ethiopian government and TPLF. The African Union assigned former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, special envoy of the Union to the Horn of Africa to facilitate a potential peace talk between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF. Obasanjo had been back and forth meeting senior leaders of the belligerents trying to facilitate talks between them.
Later on, TPLF announced that it has no confidence in Obasanjo. The TPLF said Obasanjo is not impartial and competent enough to lead potential peace talks and negotiations with the Ethiopian government.
On Aug 16, 2022, the TPLF announced that the federal government already violated the cessation of hostilities jointly declared at the end of March. The TPLF said that the armed forces of the federal government fired artilleries and attacked its forces.
On the early morning of Aug 24, 2022, the TPLF stated that the federal government had launched attacks against its armed forces in the southern Tigray areas. It further announced that the main intention of the attacks by the federal government was to launch integrated attacks on the western front.
The federal government however declined that the TPLF started the attack.
After a few days, the Ethiopian government also claimed that it shot down a plane that entered the Ethiopian airspace carrying weapons to TPLF via Sudan.
Amid this situation, images were shared on social media with the claim that a plane was being shot down by Ethiopia when transporting weapons to the TPLF via Sudan.
However, HaqCheck confirmed images from the two Facebook posts it came across don’t show the alleged plane shot down by Ethiopian Air Force when it intruded the Ethiopian airspace from Sudan to transport weapons to Tigray for the TPLF forces.
The first image was found in a news story that reported a plane crashed in the Amra Valley of the state of Arizona in the US in March 2021. The image was published on the website with a description that the image shows the crushed plane and the picture was taken by the Pima County law enforcement agency.
The second image was shared on Twitter on May 4, 2020, with a claim that the image shows an Uzbekistan Mig-29 aircraft.
Therefore, HaqCheck confirmed that these two images don’t show the alleged plane and rated the post False.
Multiple images were shared on social media claiming to support the report that the Ethiopian government shot down a plane carrying weapons to TPLF.
These images were shared on social media platforms mainly on Facebook. They were shared by many accounts and pages.
HaqCheck cross-checked two images and confirmed that the two images don’t show a plane shot down by the Ethiopian Air Force when transporting weapons to the TPLF from Sudan trespassing the country’s airspace.
The first image was shared by a Facebook page with a Tigrinya and English caption stating the Ethiopian Air Force shot down an airplane entering the Ethiopian airspace from Sudan loaded with arms for TPLF.
The second was shared on a Facebook account with a claim that Ethiopia downed a place that belonged to the country’s historical enemies transporting weapons to the TPLF through Sudan.
War broke out on the evening of Dec 3, 2020, between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the federal government of Ethiopia after months of tensions and stand-off.
The federal government of Ethiopia joined with the Eritrean government and other regional governments managed to oust TPLF from Mekelle and other major towns of Tigray after three weeks of conventional fighting.
However, the conflict became protracted and continued as TPLF resorted to guerrilla warfare or heat-and-run tactics. The federal government of Ethiopia together with the then Tigray interim administration declared a humanitarian ceasefire and withdrew armed forces from many parts of the Tigray regional state.
Immediately, TPLF armed forces controlled the regional capital city of Mekelle and other areas.
Nonetheless, the fighting continued as TPLF advanced its forces toward the adjacent regional states of Afar and Amhara. The TPLF armed forces controlled many territories including major towns of the Amhara region that are very close to Addis Ababa.
As the Ethiopian military and other allied forces launched a counterattack against the TPLF armed forces, the federal government regained the territories in the Amhara and Afar regional states that were taken into control by the belligerent in the months of November and December last year.
On March 24, 2022, the Ethiopian government declared a cessation of hostilities with the TPLF. The TPLF instantly confirmed that it accepted the declaration of cessation of hostilities by the federal government.
Peace talks had been on the way as third parties tried to mediate between the Ethiopian government and TPLF. The African Union assigned former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, special envoy of the Union to the Horn of Africa to facilitate a potential peace talk between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF. Obasanjo had been back and forth meeting senior leaders of the belligerents trying to facilitate talks between them.
Later on, TPLF announced that it has no confidence in Obasanjo. The TPLF said Obasanjo is not impartial and competent enough to lead potential peace talks and negotiations with the Ethiopian government.
On Aug 16, 2022, the TPLF announced that the federal government already violated the cessation of hostilities jointly declared at the end of March. The TPLF said that the armed forces of the federal government fired artilleries and attacked its forces.
On the early morning of Aug 24, 2022, the TPLF stated that the federal government had launched attacks against its armed forces in the southern Tigray areas. It further announced that the main intention of the attacks by the federal government was to launch integrated attacks on the western front.
The federal government however declined that the TPLF started the attack.
After a few days, the Ethiopian government also claimed that it shot down a plane that entered the Ethiopian airspace carrying weapons to TPLF via Sudan.
Amid this situation, images were shared on social media with the claim that a plane was being shot down by Ethiopia when transporting weapons to the TPLF via Sudan.
However, HaqCheck confirmed images from the two Facebook posts it came across don’t show the alleged plane shot down by Ethiopian Air Force when it intruded the Ethiopian airspace from Sudan to transport weapons to Tigray for the TPLF forces.
The first image was found in a news story that reported a plane crashed in the Amra Valley of the state of Arizona in the US in March 2021. The image was published on the website with a description that the image shows the crushed plane and the picture was taken by the Pima County law enforcement agency.
The second image was shared on Twitter on May 4, 2020, with a claim that the image shows an Uzbekistan Mig-29 aircraft.
Therefore, HaqCheck confirmed that these two images don’t show the alleged plane and rated the post False.
