The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) welcomed the African Union's call for restraint amid renewed hostilities in the Tigray region between 5:45 AM and 8:45 AM UTC on February 1, 2026, reaffirming commitment to dialogue as the only path to resolve issues with Ethiopia's federal government, according to a TPLF statement reported by Yonigussie on X. Reports indicate that soldiers who fled Alamata and entered Kobo deserted en masse, with 325 missing soldiers joining Fano forces, as house-to-house searches occurred throughout Kobo city that evening, per gebreyesgodana on X. The TPLF separately urged restraint in response to the AU's appeal. Egypt's government suspended entry for Somali nationals holding Somali passports, barring them from traveling to or entering the country, as reported by BaidoaOnline on X during the reporting window. In Somalia, the federal government refused landing at Aden Adde Airport in Mogadishu for an aircraft carrying staff of Puntland's Said Deni and Jubaland's Ahmed Madobe, citing their efforts to portray the secure capital negatively, according to Baxdo_Online on X. A post referenced a 'New Gorgor army' without further details from jaaamaa422 on X.
