Ba'ati Akor massacre

Ba'ati Akor massacre
	Part of Tigray War
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Target	Tigrayans
Attack type	Mass killing; Ethnic cleansing;
Deaths	10 civilians
Perpetrators	Ethiopian National Defence Force ; Eritrean Defence Forces

Coordinates: 13°47′54″N 39°26′56″E / 13.7982°N 39.4489°E / 13.7982; 39.4489

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The Ba'ati Akor massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Be'ati Akor (Tigrinya: ባዓቲ ዓኾር) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, around 5 January 2021.^[1] Ba'ati Akor is a village that belongs to tabiya May Kuha, near Tsigereda town in woreda Gheralta, Eastern zone of Tigray. The village school used to be part of a UNICEF-supported pilot programme to help four- to six-year-olds enter primary school.^[2]

Massacre[edit]

The Ethiopian National Defense Force and Eritrean Defence Forces killed ten civilians in Be'ati Akor (Eastern Tigray) on 5 January 2021.^[1] In line with historical studies of massacres, including those committed during the Armenian genocide,^[3]^[4] 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;^[5] and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.^[6]

Perpetrators[edit]

Relatives and witnesses interpreted the identity of the perpetrators as Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers.^[7]

Victims[edit]

Ten victims have been identified:^[7]^[1]

Abraha Hishe Biru
Alemat Gebretsadkan Hailu (21)
Alemu Gebreselassie
Gebru Berhe
Getachew Zerou
Hadush Abraha Zebreabruk
Mebrahtu Gebregiorgis Gebrehiwet
Mezgebo Kahsay Beyene
Tsegay Gebremedhin Nega
Weldeabraha Tesfay Mekonen

Reactions[edit]

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,^[1] that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly with regard its Annex A, that lists the massacres.^[6]^[8]^[9]^[10]

After months of denial by the Ethiopian authorities that massacres occurred in Tigray, a joint investigation by OHCHR and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has been announced in March 2021.^[11]

While the Ethiopian government promised that Eritrean troops will be pulled out from Tigray, the Eritrean government denies any participation in warfare in Tigray, leave alone in massacres.^[12]

References[edit]

↑ ^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
↑ UNICEF press release, 2 September 2011: Children help younger friends and neighbours prepare for primary school in Ethiopia
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
↑ 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[edit]

Twitter: author @tvbempt; hashtags #NeverForget #SayTheirNames #BaAtiAkor
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] UNICEF press release, 2 September 2011: Children help younger friends and neighbours prepare for primary school in Ethiopia

[3] 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

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[world-6] 6.0 ^6.1 The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray

[tghat-7] 7.0 ^7.1 TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources

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

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

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

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

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

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