Igri Karan massacre
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Coordinates: 13°55′03″N 39°36′10″E / 13.91741°N 39.60286°E
| Igri Karan massacre | |
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| Part of Tigray War | |
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| Target | Tigrayans |
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| Deaths | 19 civilians |
| Perpetrators |  Eritrean Defence Forces |
The Igri Karan massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Igri Karan (Tigrinya: እግሪ ካራን) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 24 November 2020.[1] Igri Karan (also spelled as Egrikaran) is a village, surrounding the Mika’el church, just north of Negash, woreda Kilte Awulaelo, Eastern zone of Tigray.
Massacre[edit]
The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed 19 civilians in Igri Karan (Eastern Tigray) on 24 November 2020. As their offensive from the north in direction of Mekelle was not progressing as expected, they took revenge on civilians. Some people were killed by shelling, but most were shot while fleeing.[2] 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 of the victims interpreted the identity of the perpetrators as Eritrean soldiers.[2]
Victims[edit]
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions 16 victims,[1] all of which have been identified; additional three children are mentioned:[2]
- Atsbeha Kebedewu
- Birhan Hagos
- Fitsum Gebretsadik (>70)
- Gebreegzabiher Kahsay Weldemariam (60)
- Gebregziher Chingifu
- Gebremichael Abadi Gebremichael (80)
- Gebresilassie Gidey
- Gebretsadkan Hagos
- Hailemariam Entabu
- Kahsay Berhe (with his 3 children)
- Kumelit Weldetsadkan
- Mekonen Kahsay
- Mezgebo Gidey
- Mihret Girmay
- Muez Kebede (50)
- Yikuno Amlak (40)
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] No particular attention so far has been given to the Igri Karan massacre.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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 #Egrikaran
- 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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