Addi Gabat massacre

Addi Gabat massacre
	Part of Tigray War
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Target	Tigrayans
Attack type	Mass killing; Ethnic cleansing;
Deaths	29 civilians
Perpetrators	Eritrean Defence Forces

Coordinates: 14°23′34″N 38°27′30″E / 14.39285°N 38.458289°E / 14.39285; 38.458289

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The Addi Gabat massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Addi Gabat (Tigrinya: ኣዲ ጋባት) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 19 January 2021.^[1] Addi Gabat is a village that belongs to woreda Chila, Central zone of Tigray.

Massacre

The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed dozens of civilians in Addi Gabat (Central Tigray) on 19 January 2021.^[1] In line with historical studies of massacres, including those committed during the Armenian genocide,^[2]^[3] a massacre can be defined as a conflict incident in which at least five unarmed civilians were killed on the same day at the same location. Typical massacres committed by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers in the Tigray war are (1) revenge when they lose a battle; (2) to terrorise and extract information about whereabouts of TPLF leaders; (3) murder of suspected family members of TDF fighters; and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.^[4]

Perpetrators

Witnesses reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being Eritrean.

Victims

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions 29 victims of this massacre,^[1] all of which have been identified:

Abrha Yohannes
Asfehalley Gebremedhin Hagos
Aregawi Gebremedhin
Asre Gidey
Berhane Yigzaw
Berhe Girmay Kebedew
Dagnew Beyene Bekuru
Feseha Welay Abreha
Fterari Haderay
Gebremedhin Tewelemedhin
Gebretsadik Teklergis Arku
Gezaei Kiros Gebreegziabher
Gidey Araya Teklergis Arku
Gidey Legas Kafil
Gidey Yohannes
Gobezay Abrehaley Bahre
Goiteom Hailemariam Gebreegziabher
Hadgu Gebremeskel
Hagos Asemohoy
Jamboy Gerhlase Gebretekle
Kidin GIdey Yohannes
Mekonen Beyene Haile
Melaki Welay Abreha
Miesho Gebrekidan
Muley Nayzgi Tesema
Priest Gebre Wahdey Hagos
Redae Bekru Arku
Shishay Fare Welergis
Yazezew Gebreyesus Abera

Earlier on, on 30 November, three people had already been killed by Eritrean soldiers:

Guesh Gebremariam
Legese Bahre Tarek
Tekleweyni Kahsay (Alegon)

Reactions

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,^[1] that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly regarding its Annex A, that lists massacres in the Tigray War.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

After months of denial by the Ethiopian authorities that massacres occurred in Tigray, a joint investigation by OHCHR and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission was announced in March 2021.^[8]

While the Ethiopian government promised that Eritrean troops will be pulled out from Tigray, the Eritrean government denies any participation in warfare in Tigray, let alone in massacres.^[9]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
↑ Levene, Mark; Roberts, Penny (January 1, 1999). The Massacre in History. Berghahn Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-57181-934-5. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help) Search this book on
↑ Melson, Robert (July 1982). "Theoretical Inquiry into the Armenian Massacres of 1894–1896". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 24 (3): 482–3. doi:10.1017/s0010417500010100.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
↑ EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region
↑ CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre
↑ The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified
↑ France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe
↑ DW, 19 March 2021: Fact check: Are other nations involved in the war in Tigray?

External links

Twitter: author @tvbempt; hashtags #NeverForget #SayTheirNames #adigabat
World Peace Foundation: Starving Tigray
Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
TGHAT: A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources

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[atlas-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation

[2] Levene, Mark; Roberts, Penny (January 1, 1999). The Massacre in History. Berghahn Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-57181-934-5. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help) Search this book on

[3] Melson, Robert (July 1982). "Theoretical Inquiry into the Armenian Massacres of 1894–1896". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 24 (3): 482–3. doi:10.1017/s0010417500010100.

[world-4] 4.0 ^4.1 The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray

[5] EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region

[6] CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre

[7] The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified

[8] France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe

[9] DW, 19 March 2021: Fact check: Are other nations involved in the war in Tigray?

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