Bisober massacre
Coordinates: 12°24′19″N 39°46′37″E / 12.40515°N 39.777°E
| Bisober massacre | |
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| Part of Tigray War | |
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| Target | Tigrayans |
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| Deaths | 27 civilians |
| Perpetrators |  Ethiopian National Defence Force |
The Bisober massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Bisober (Tigrinya: ብሶበር) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 14–17 November 2020.[1] Bisober is a village that belongs to tabiya Bala Ulaga, woreda Chercher, Southern zone of Tigray; its population is composed of Tigrayans, Oromo, Afar and Amhara.[2][3]
Massacre[edit]
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) killed 27 civilians in Bisober (Southern Tigray) on 14–17 November 2021.[1] In the three days it took the ENDF to wrest control of the village from the Tigray regional forces, 27 civilians died, according to local officials and residents: 21 from shelling and six in extrajudicial killings, particularly of people who were accused of being “TPLF informants”.[4]
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.[5] In the Bisober massacre, most people were killed by shelling, but the last three characteristics also apply.
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Perpetrators[edit]
Residents and local administration interpreted the identity of the perpetrators as Ethiopian soldiers.[6]
Victims[edit]
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions 27 victims,[1] of which 26 have been identified:[3]
- Abebe Negusu
- Abera Gelane
- Adane Faji (in neighbouring Ullaga village)
- Adina Wodajo (in Ullaga)
- Asmare Asefe
- Birhanu Hagezom
- Derebe Gezai (in Ullaga)
- Gebre Tadele
- Gobeye Reta (in Ullaga)
- Gobeze Tegabu
- Iyassu Baraki
- Kibrom Woldeselassie
- Kole Sisay
- Mesgan Abebe
- Miskana (46)[6]
- Reda Tigabu
- Serge Tawya
- Shambel Kassa
- Solomon Zegeye
- Tadele Bogale
- Tequare Arega
- Tesfay Abera
- Tigabu Abera
- Tigabu Abraha
- Tigabu Hagos
- Zenabe Gelane
Reactions[edit]
The massacre was widely reported in international media,[6] which forced the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission to carry out an investigation.[3] 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.[5][7][8][9]
External links[edit]
- Twitter: author @tvbempt; hashtags #NeverForget #SayTheirNames #Bisober
- World Peace Foundation: Starving Tigray
- Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
- TGHAT: A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
- Getty photos of the aftermath of the Bisober massacre – the Afar regional soldiers patrolling the area would have come later and hence were not involved in the massacre
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
- ↑ Nyssen, J. and colleagues (2019). At the edge between Ethiopian plateau and Rift Valley. In: Nyssen, J., Biadgilgn Demissie, Tesfaalem Ghebreyohannes (eds.). Land, water, people and landscapes in north Ethiopia's grabens, pp. 48-54. VLIR-UOS, Mekelle University, Ghent University, KU Leuven. ISBN 9789082922226. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ethiopian Human Rights Commission: Brief Monitoring Report on the Situation of Civilians in Humera, Dansha and Bissober
- ↑ "'Terrified' survivors recount attacks on civilians in Tigray". www.france24.com. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 AfricaNews, 15 December 2020: First foreign aid arrives in Tigray as civillians[sic] recount the horrors
- ↑ 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
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