November 2020 Idaga Hamus massacre
| Idaga Hamus massacre | |
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| Part of Tigray War | |
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| Target | Tigrayans |
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| Deaths | 24 civilians according to The Telegraph;[1] 30 according to the Tigray Atlas[2] |
| Perpetrators |  Eritrean Defence Forces |
The Idaga Hamus massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Idaga Hamus (Tigrinya: ዕዳጋ ሓሙስ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 21 November 2020.[2] Idaga Hamus, also transliterated as “Edaga Hamus”, is the main town of Tsaedaemba woreda, Eastern zone of Tigray.
Massacre[edit]
After heavy losses in fights with the TDF, the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed dozens of civilians in Idaga Hamus (Eastern Tigray) on 21 November 2020.[2] Shortly after capturing Idaga Hamus, the EDF executed 24 civilians;[1] other sources put the number of victims at 30.[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] The November 2020 massacre in Idaga Hamus corresponds to the first type of massacre.
Perpetrators[edit]
Witnesses interpreted the identity of the perpetrators as Eritrean soldiers.[1]
Victims[edit]
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions approximately 30 victims.[2]
Reactions[edit]
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,[2] 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 Zelalem, Zecharias; Brown, Will (2021-01-08). "Eritrea's brutal shadow war in Ethiopia laid bare". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-10. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ 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 Archived 2021-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region Archived 2021-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre Archived 2021-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified Archived 2021-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- Twitter: author @tvbempt; hashtags #NeverForget #SayTheirNames #EdagaHamus
- 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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