The Alliance for Survival ሓላፍነት ናይቲ መጥቃዕቲ ወሲዱ።Al Jazeera፣ ን Reuters ብምጥቃስ — ኣብ ክልቲኦም ዝተታሕዙ ቅዳሓት Reuters ኣይተረኽበንደሓን ተኽእሎ
ደሓን ተኽእሎ
ሳተላይት
ቅድምን ድሕርን
29 September, 07:57Z ·
before1 October, 07:57Z ·
after
5.1 km across · Sentinel-2 (S2C) MSI L2A ·
10.0 m per pixel · identical extent and scale
እዚ ከርእዮ ዝኽእልን ዘይክእልን።
Sentinel-2 true colour at 10 m per pixel, acquired 10.0 h after the reported event time. One pixel is roughly the footprint of a small building, so damage to an individual structure, a crater, or munition debris would not be resolved. This imagery could show a burn scar, a large destroyed or removed structure, a plume caught at the moment of overpass, or substantial change to fuel or vehicle areas. Absence of visible change therefore carries little information about whether a small strike occurred.
ጸብጻብ — Reuters, 1 October 2026 12:37 PDT, updated the same day. Reporting by Ammu Kannampilly, David Lewis and Giulia Paravicini. Three diplomatic sources speaking anonymously confirmed the blasts; witnesses said no damage was visible near the mil
ዘይተዓቀበ
መጽናዕቲ — ACLED expert comment, 'Blasts in Addis Ababa signal dangerous new phase in Ethiopia's conflict', attributed to Dr Jalale Getachew Birru, East Africa Senior Analyst. States that on 1 October blasts were heard around 1am EAT near the headquar
ዝተዓቀበ ቅዳሕ
sar — Negative catalogue result. No Sentinel-1 acquisition covering the reported area exists after the event time as of the query date.
ካብ ዝተመዝገበ ሕቶ ዳግማይ ዝተፈጠረ
ጸብጻብ — The ORIGINAL Reuters story, frozen in syndication at 2:37 AM under the original headline 'Explosions heard overnight in Ethiopia's capital, diplomatic sources say'. Held specifically as the unrevised version. It says 'A source linked to the
ዝተዓቀበ ቅዳሕ
ጸብጻብ — Associated Press, byline Samuel Getachew, carried here via syndication. Independent of Reuters and materially different. An intelligence service official not authorised to speak confirmed 'three blasts in three different locations in Addis
ዝተዓቀበ ቅዳሕ
ጸብጻብ — Ethiopia Observer, a local outlet, largely its own reporting with one witness account credited to the BBC. Reports that people in different parts of the capital including Gotera and Bethel heard loud explosions shortly after midnight; that
ዝተዓቀበ ቅዳሕ
ጸብጻብ — Al Jazeera, blending its own reporting with Reuters wire content. Notable for one sentence: 'A source linked to Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival told the agency the rebel alliance had carried out several drone strikes in Addi
ዝተዓቀበ ቅዳሕ
ቴርማል — NASA FIRMS detections within 150 km of the reported area, 25 Sep - 2 Oct 2026: 48 in total. The nearest to the site at any point in the window was 8.1 km, on 30 September, at low confidence and 2.96 MW. Nothing within 10 km on the night of
ካብ ዝተመዝገበ ሕቶ ዳግማይ ዝተፈጠረ
ጸብጻብ — AFP via France 24, 2 October, issued 16:04 and modified 22:48. Reports that an explosion was reported at the defence ministry, which houses the ENDF headquarters, overnight Wednesday-Thursday. A diplomatic source based in the city told AFP
ዝተዓቀበ ቅዳሕ
ጸብጻብ — Mada Masr, 1 October, by Hassan Alnaser with additional reporting by Kidus Lemma. An Ethiopian security source says defence systems detected at 6am a 'simultaneous terrorist attack attempt using suicide drones targeting vital facilities wit
ዝተዓቀበ ቅዳሕ
ዓሚቝ ዳህሳስ
ምንጭታትን ቴክኒካዊ መበቆልን
Reuters
Reuters, 1 October 2026 12:37 PDT, updated the same day. Reporting by Ammu Kannampilly, David Lewis and Giulia Paravicini. Three diplomatic sources speaking anonymously confirmed the blasts; witnesses said no damage was visible near the military base. A source linked to the opposition alliance told Reuters it had carried out several drone strikes in Addis Ababa, including some targeting the military's headquarters, which Reuters frames as unconfirmed: 'If confirmed, it would be the first known drone attack by anti-government forces on Addis Ababa.' Also reports that the national intelligence service has banned drones over the capital.
["three anonymous diplomatic sources", "a source linked to the opposition alliance", "witnesses"]
ACLED
ACLED expert comment, 'Blasts in Addis Ababa signal dangerous new phase in Ethiopia's conflict', attributed to Dr Jalale Getachew Birru, East Africa Senior Analyst. States that on 1 October blasts were heard around 1am EAT near the headquarters of the Ethiopian military in the Torhailoch area and at another camp in the Meshalokiya area, a few hours after the Ethiopian National Intelligence and Security Services announced a restriction on the use of any drone within the capital. Also records earlier reported drone incidents at Bishoftu (26 September), Kombolcha (28 September) and Bahir Dar (29 September).
["earth-search STAC query (sentinel-2-l2a)", "windowed read of asset 'visual' at native resolution (EPSG:32637)", "bands 1-3 as RGB", "PNG encode"]
Bbox
[38.702262, 8.987542, 38.747738, 9.032458]
Crs
EPSG:4326
Resolution m
10.0
Cloud cover pct
0.0521
License
Copernicus Sentinel data 2026, processed by ESA. Free and open under the Copernicus licence; redistribution permitted with attribution.
Redistributable
True
Detectability note
Sentinel-2 true colour at 10 m per pixel, acquired 38.0 h before the reported event time. One pixel is roughly the footprint of a small building, so damage to an individual structure, a crater, or munition debris would not be resolved. This imagery could show a burn scar, a large destroyed or removed structure, a plume caught at the moment of overpass, or substantial change to fuel or vehicle areas. Absence of visible change therefore carries little information about whether a small strike occurred.
Satellite image · 1 Oct 2026
Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the reported area, acquired 2026-10-01T07:57Z, after the reported event.
["earth-search STAC query (sentinel-2-l2a)", "windowed read of asset 'visual' at native resolution (EPSG:32637)", "bands 1-3 as RGB", "PNG encode"]
Bbox
[38.702262, 8.987542, 38.747738, 9.032458]
Crs
EPSG:4326
Resolution m
10.0
Cloud cover pct
0.0055
License
Copernicus Sentinel data 2026, processed by ESA. Free and open under the Copernicus licence; redistribution permitted with attribution.
Redistributable
True
Detectability note
Sentinel-2 true colour at 10 m per pixel, acquired 10.0 h after the reported event time. One pixel is roughly the footprint of a small building, so damage to an individual structure, a crater, or munition debris would not be resolved. This imagery could show a burn scar, a large destroyed or removed structure, a plume caught at the moment of overpass, or substantial change to fuel or vehicle areas. Absence of visible change therefore carries little information about whether a small strike occurred.
Satellite catalogue query
Negative catalogue result. No Sentinel-1 acquisition covering the reported area exists after the event time as of the query date.
The ORIGINAL Reuters story, frozen in syndication at 2:37 AM under the original headline 'Explosions heard overnight in Ethiopia's capital, diplomatic sources say'. Held specifically as the unrevised version. It says 'A source linked to the opposition alliance that has been fighting federal forces in northern Ethiopia since last week said the alliance had carried out several drone strikes in Addis Ababa, including some targeting the military's headquarters there', and contains NO sentence about visible damage — that was added later.
Associated Press, byline Samuel Getachew, carried here via syndication. Independent of Reuters and materially different. An intelligence service official not authorised to speak confirmed 'three blasts in three different locations in Addis Ababa overnight' but declined further detail. A diplomatic source described hearing a blast at 7 p.m. near the defence headquarters followed by a siren; residents near the defence headquarters said they heard a blast near a factory in the area past midnight. AP does not name any group as claiming the strikes and does not describe damage.
["an unnamed intelligence service official", "an anonymous diplomatic source", "residents near the defence headquarters"]
Ethiopia Observer
Ethiopia Observer, a local outlet, largely its own reporting with one witness account credited to the BBC. Reports that people in different parts of the capital including Gotera and Bethel heard loud explosions shortly after midnight; that 'witnesses reported no visible damage in the areas mentioned'; and that the national intelligence agency restricted drone activity until further notice citing security concerns. Attributes the drone-strike claim to 'social media posts linked to the opposition alliance', not to a source speaking to a wire agency.
["residents of Gotera and Bethel", "BBC (witness account)", "social media posts linked to the opposition alliance"]
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera, blending its own reporting with Reuters wire content. Notable for one sentence: 'A source linked to Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival told the agency the rebel alliance had carried out several drone strikes in Addis Ababa, including some targeting the military's headquarters' — attributed to Reuters. Neither Reuters version held here, original or revised, names that group.
NASA FIRMS detections within 150 km of the reported area, 25 Sep - 2 Oct 2026: 48 in total. The nearest to the site at any point in the window was 8.1 km, on 30 September, at low confidence and 2.96 MW. Nothing within 10 km on the night of 30 September / 1 October. All detections in the neighbourhood are 2-11 MW, the scale of ordinary agricultural burning.
Stream the open 7-day global VIIRS and MODIS CSVs from firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/active_fire/, filter to Ethiopia then to within 150 km of 9.0100, 38.7250. Captured 2026-10-02; the window rolls.
Upstream sources
["NASA FIRMS / VIIRS and MODIS active fire products"]
AFP via France 24
AFP via France 24, 2 October, issued 16:04 and modified 22:48. Reports that an explosion was reported at the defence ministry, which houses the ENDF headquarters, overnight Wednesday-Thursday. A diplomatic source based in the city told AFP that drone strikes were the 'most likely' cause, 'though we haven't been able to obtain imagery or independent confirmation', and that the devices were likely FPV drones - 'essentially militarised commercial drones fitted with an explosive charge' - adding that an army base in the capital was hit around the same time. AFP states that the government and army have refused to comment on the strikes in the capital, and that the strikes were also reported to AFP by residents and workers near the army headquarters in the Tor Hayloch area.
["a diplomatic source based in Addis Ababa", "residents and workers near the army headquarters in Tor Hayloch", "ACLED", "the Critical Threats Project"]
Mada Masr
Mada Masr, 1 October, by Hassan Alnaser with additional reporting by Kidus Lemma. An Ethiopian security source says defence systems detected at 6am a 'simultaneous terrorist attack attempt using suicide drones targeting vital facilities within the capital', aimed at 'the military command headquarters in the Tor Hailoch area, as well as the vicinity of the 24th Infantry Division headquarters in the Kirkos district', and that the drones 'were downed by the ENDF's air defense systems'. A Tor Hailoch resident describes hearing explosions at about 6:30am and again roughly 45 minutes later.