Gulsha massacre
Coordinates: 13°53′33″N 39°26′45″E / 13.89244°N 39.44584°E
| Gulsha 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  Eritrean Defence Forces |
The Gulsha massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Gulsha (Tigrinya: ጉልሻ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, in the days before 21 December 2020.[1] Gulsha is a village that belongs to tabiya Digum, woreda Kilte Awulaelo, Eastern zone of Tigray.
Massacre[edit]
Soldiers of the Ethiopian National Defense Force and of the Eritrean Defence Forces killed 27 civilians in Gulsha (Eastern Tigray) in the days before 21 December 2020.[1] In reports, the massacre may also be named after the tabiya name Digum (or Dugum).[2][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 other witnesses interpreted the identity of the perpetrators as Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers.[2]
Victims[edit]
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions 27 victims,[1] of which 19 have been identified:[2]
- Abraha Belay (28)
- Aregay Asmelash Endehesh (43)
- Gebreegziabher Gebreselassie Teferi (67)
- Gebreeyesus Atsbeha (78)
- Gebremeskel Tesfay (74)
- Gebreselassie Atakilti Aregawi (20)
- Haftom Mebrahtu (17)
- Hailay Desta (80)
- Haileselassie Shishay (24)
- Haileselassie Weldegebriel Niguse (70)
- Hailush Gebreselassie Gebru (27)
- Hintsa Muez Aregawi (15)
- Hishe Mengistu (28)
- Kibrom Atakilti Aregawi (24)
- Teklay Hailemariam (23)
- Tesfay Meles Gebremedhin (76)
- Tsegay Hishe Teklemichael (33)
- Tsige Tikaw Zegeye (26)
- Weldegebriel Gebreselassie Teferi (65)
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][7][8][9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
External links[edit]
- Twitter: author @tvbempt; hashtags #NeverForget #SayTheirNames #Digum
- 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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