Agbe airstrike
13°33′N 39°3′E / 13.550°N 39.050°ECoordinates: 13°33′N 39°3′E / 13.550°N 39.050°E
| 2021 Agbe airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Tigray War and the 2021 Tigray offensive | |
| Type | Airstrike |
| Location | 13°33′N 39°3′E / 13.550°N 39.050°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Date | 20 October 2021 |
| Executed by |  Ethiopian Air Force |
  Agbe Location of Agbe within Ethiopia | |
On 20 October 2021, the Ethiopian Air Force conducted an airstrike on the small town of Agbe (Tanqua Millash district) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War. [1]
Attack
The airstrike struck a heavy artillery depot that had developed in Agbe after the Ethiopian army left the area in June 2020, according to the Ethiopian government.[1] Jointly with the 2021 Mekelle air strikes these bombardments took place at the very time that the ENDF (Ethiopian army) were under pressure from the Tigray Defence Forces in the Dessie area.
Reactions
They [the Ethiopian army] are desperate on the war front. My interpretation is they are bombing us because they are losing on the ground and it’s their reprisal. The fact that they are bombing shows they don’t care about Tigrayan civilians. — Debretsion Gebremichael, Tigray Regional president, Reuters, 20 October 2021[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reuters (20 October 2021). "Ethiopia conducts two air strikes on Tigray within hours, war escalates". Reuters. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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