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DEVELOPING · 4 OCT → 10 OCT 2026 · 7 EDITIONS · 15 OUTLETS

Ethiopian federal forces take control of Mekelle after TPLF withdrawal

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 7 15 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 4 Oct 18:19 UTC · Ethiopian government forces take control of Tigray capital after TPLF withdrawal 5 Oct 00:23 UTC · Ethiopian federal forces take control of Mekelle after TPLF withdrawal

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 2 HEADLINES

  1. 4 Oct, 18:19 UTC

    Ethiopian government forces take control of Tigray capital after TPLF withdrawal

  2. 5 Oct, 00:23 UTC

    Ethiopian federal forces take control of Mekelle after TPLF withdrawal

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Tigray People · 4 outlets
  • Liberation Front · 4 outlets
  • Abiy Ahmed · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Nothing new took hold after the first third.