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March 2021 Saharti-Samre massacres

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Coordinates: 13°15′40″N 39°09′38″E / 13.26101°N 39.16043°E / 13.26101; 39.16043

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The rural Samre in peace time
March 2021 Saharti-Samre massacres
Part of Tigray War
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Location of Saharti Samre in Tigray (Ethiopia)
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TargetTigrayans
Attack type
Deathsc. 234 civilians
PerpetratorsEthiopia Ethiopian National Defence Force
Eritrea Eritrean Defence Forces

The March 2021 Saharti-Samre massacres was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Saharti Samre (Tigrinya: ሠሓርቲ ሳምረ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 8-14 March 2021.[1] Saharti and Samre are two woredas (districts) in the Southeastern zone of Tigray.

Massacre[edit]

The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed hundreds of civilians in Saharti and Samre (Southeastern Tigray) on 8-14 March 2021.[1] A gruesome video is available of 16 people who had been executed in Saharti Samre and dumped into a ditch.[2]

"From every house two, three, four (people) have died. There are many who are missing and we cannot find them." — Hailesillasie Kiros, 25-year-old resident of Saharti, Sky News, 17 March 2021[3]

In line with historical studies of massacres, including those committed during the Armenian genocide,[4][5] 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; and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.[6]

Victims[edit]

Reports were made of extrajudicial and summary executions of civilians 8-14 March 2021 during the Tigray War in Saharti and Samre.[2][1]

Executions of civilians in the Tigray War in Saharti and Samre (8-14 March 2021)
Date Place Number Perpetrators Sources Notes
8-14 Mar 2021 Esret 17 ENDF + EDF [1]
8-14 Mar 2021 Hintsa 5 ENDF + EDF [1]
8-14 Mar 2021 Mariam Meko 5 ENDF + EDF [1]
8-14 Mar 2021 Keshi 33 ENDF + EDF [1]
8-14 Mar 2021 Nebar Haddinnet 6 ENDF + EDF [1]
8-14 Mar 2021 Weyn (part of Nebar Haddinnet) 29 ENDF + EDF [1]
8-14 Mar 2021 Samre 6 ENDF + EDF [7]
8-14 Mar 2021 Sheni 30 ENDF + EDF [7]
8-14 Mar 2021 Agbe Wemberet 27 ENDF + EDF [7]
14 Mar 2021 Gijet 123 ENDF + EDF [1]
Early March Saharti Samre (no more precision) 16 Unknown [2] Corpses recovered from a ditch.

Reactions[edit]

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,[1] that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly regarding its Annex A, that lists massacres in the Tigray War.[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 was 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, let alone in massacres.[12]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ethiopia Map". Telegram. Retrieved Jul 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ Sparks, John (2021-03-17). "Ethiopia: Hundreds executed, thousands homeless - the human cost of fighting in Tigray". Sky News. Archived from the original on 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-07-15. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Ghekiere, R., Haegeman, K., Temmerman, D., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation, version 2.1. Ghent (Belgium): Ghent University, Department of Geography Archived 2021-10-13 at Archive.today
  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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