Megab massacre
Coordinates: 13°56′17″N 39°22′31″E / 13.93809°N 39.37535°E
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| Part of Tigray War | |
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| Target | Tigrayans |
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| Deaths | 22 civilians |
| Perpetrators |  Ethiopian National Defence Force  Eritrean Defence Forces |
The Megab massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Megab (Tigrinya: መጋብ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 25-27 November 2020.[1] Megab is a small town that belongs woreda Hawzen, Eastern zone of Tigray.
Massacre[edit]
The Eritrean Defence Forces and Ethiopian National Defense Force killed 22 civilians in Megab (Eastern Tigray) on 26 November.[1] The killing spree started a day earlier in Hawzen, and spread to Megab and the small town of Koraro. In line with historical studies of massacres, including those committed during the Armenian genocide,[2][3] 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;[4] and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.[5] The Megab massacre holds all these characteristics.
Perpetrators[edit]
Relatives and other witnesses interpreted the identity of the perpetrators as Eritrean and Ethiopian soldiers.[6]
Victims[edit]
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions 22 victims,[1] of which 20 have been identified:[6]
- Alem Hailay Mebrahtu, Aged 27. She got killed along with her two kids at home.
- Daniel Welday Assefa, Aged 26
- Gebreanenia Nerie Weldemichael (Gebreana), Aged 55
- Gebreegziabher Teka Hailu, Aged 20
- Gebreegziabher Weldegerima Kebedew, Aged 40
- Gebreegziabher, Aged 40
- Gebretsadik Gebreyohannes Hagos (Yared Kiltsimu), Aged 37
- Mehari Adane Welecheal, Aged 40
- Mesfin Tenkola, Aged 79
- Seifu Hailu, Aged 55
- Simur Woldehaweria, Aged 82
- Teame Hiruy, Aged 47
- Tedros Gebregiorgis Degef, Aged 28
- Teklay Tadele Gebreegziabher, Aged 55
- Tesfay Hadush, Aged 60
- Tsegay Kiros Mebrahtu, Aged 25
- Weldehaweria Berhe, Aged 76
- Yosef Gebretsadik Gebreegziabher, Aged 18
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.[5][7][8][9]
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
- ↑ 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 #Megab
- 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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