April 2021 May Kado massacre
Coordinates: 14°01′24″N 39°24′18″E / 14.02326°N 39.4050°E
| May Kado massacre | |
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| Part of Tigray War | |
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| Target | Tigrayans |
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| Deaths | 30 civilians |
| Perpetrators |  Eritrean Defence Forces |
The May Kado massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in May Kado (Tigrinya: ማይካዶ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 5 April 2021. May Kado is a village that belongs to woreda Hawzen, Eastern zone of Tigray.
Massacre[edit]
The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed 30 civilians in May Kado (Eastern Tigray) on 5 April 2021. The massacre occurred, according to Tigrayan orthodox calendar on Megabit 27 2013 (i.e. 5 april 2021 in international calendar). First there was shelling, and after the Eritreans lost a battle with TDF, they went on killing spree.[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;[4] and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.[5]
Perpetrators[edit]
Witnesses interpreted the identity of the perpetrators as Eritrean soldiers.[1]
Victims[edit]
Thirty victims have been mentioned of which eight were identified.[1]
- Eney Letecha’al kab Adike’ela
- Gebremariam Gebrecha’al
- Gebreyohannes Gebrekidan
- Kidanemariam Reda’s daughter
- Mehrey Gebrehiwot Reda
- Teklay Berhe’s daughter
- Teklay Temanu’s daughter
- Yohannes Berhe
Reactions[edit]
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation[6] that documented the massacres in Tigray received international media attention, particularly with regard its Annex A, that lists the massacres.[5][7][8][9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Twitter message by BeniamTewolde, message No. 1381284866273255425 . Beniam Tewolde is mechanical engineer and staff of Grand Valley State University in the USA.
- ↑ 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
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Tigray Defence Forces, a military structure that came into existence during the Tigray War, consisting of a merger of Special Forces of the Tigray Regional Government, defected soldiers of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, local militia, members of Tigrayan political parties (TPLF, National Congress of Great Tigray, Salsay Weyane Tigray, Tigray Independence Party, ...) and numerous youth who fled to the mountains.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
- ↑ Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
- ↑ 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
External links[edit]
- Twitter message by BeniamTewolde, message No. 1381284866273255425
- World Peace Foundation: Starving Tigray
- Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
- TGHAT: A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
See also[edit]
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