May Kinetal massacre
Coordinates: 13°56′26″N 38°59′33″E / 13.94049°N 38.99248°E
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| Part of Tigray War | |
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| Target | Tigrayans |
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| Deaths | 263 civilians |
| Perpetrators |  Eritrean Defence Forces |
The May Kinetal massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in May Kinetal (Tigrinya: ማይ ቅነጣል) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 24 to 27 February 2021, with aftermath killings on 5 March.[1] May Kinetal is the central market town in woreda Indafelasi, Central zone of Tigray.
Massacre[edit]
The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed hundreds of civilians in May Kinetal (Central Tigray) on 24 to 27 February 2021.[1][2][3]
Every time I get to talk to someone who managed to flee from the area, it’s like a round of pain and shock again and again — Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel, a diaspora Tigrayan from May Kinetal, [2]
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]
Perpetrators[edit]
Witnesses and district administrator reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being Eritrean soldiers.[2][3]
Victims[edit]
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions 263 victims of this massacre, 260 on 24-27 February and three on 5 March 2021.[1]
Reactions[edit]
The district administrator, appointed by the Transitional Government of Tigray loyal to Abiy Ahmed, wrote a detailed letter, dated 16 June 2021, detailing the massacres, rape, looting and starvation in Indafelasi district.[2]
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][7][8][9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
See also[edit]
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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Associated Press, 30 June 2021: Trapped in Ethiopia’s Tigray, people ‘falling like leaves’
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tghat, 30 June 2021: Damage Assessment from Mai Kinetal Wereda
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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 #MayKinetal
- 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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