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Ethiopia, Turkey
Addis set to deploy Turkish combat drones against Tigray rebels' offensive

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A Bayraktar TB2 drone from the Turkish manufacturer Baykar Makina.
A Bayraktar TB2 drone from the Turkish manufacturer Baykar Makina. © Baykar Makina

In the wake of an August military aid accord struck by Turkish President Erdogan and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in recent weeks the Ethiopian army has taken possession of at least six Bayraktar TB2 combat drones. The unmanned aircraft will boost the defences of a capital threatened by Tigrayan forces.

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