November 2020 Wukro massacre
Coordinates: 13°47′06″N 39°36′00″E / 13.78511°N 39.59991°E
| November 2020 Wukro massacre | |
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| Part of Tigray War | |
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| Target | Tigrayans |
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| Deaths | 245 civilians |
| Perpetrators |  Ethiopian National Defence Force  Eritrean Defence Forces |
The November 2020 massacres in Wukro was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Wukro (Tigrinya: ዉቅሮ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 27–28 November 2020.[1] Wukro is a mid-sized town, capital of woreda Kilte Awulaelo, Eastern zone of Tigray.
Massacre
The Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) and Eritrean Defence Forces allegedly killed 220 civilians in Wukro (Eastern Tigray) on 27–28 November 2020.[1] At the arrival of the troops, many Wukro residents fled to the surrounding mountains, some recording the carnage with their cellphones. After that, angry Eritreans spent days looting homes, banks, and factories and shooting dead scores of young men suspected of sympathising with the Tigray elected government. 81 of the victims are buried at the back of an Orthodox church.[2] 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 the 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.[3]
Perpetrators
Relatives and neighbours interpreted the identity of the perpetrators as Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers.[4]
Victims
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions a total of 245 victims, 14 on 16 November, 11 between 17 and 21 November, 20 on the 27th, and 200 on the 28th.[1] Many victims have been identified, but, as Wukro is a martyr town affected by every phase of the Tigray war,[2] the specific event in which victims died is not known yet.[4]
Reactions
The series of massacres in Wukro received international attention in media articles.[2] 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.[3][5][6][7]
References
- ↑ 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 Archived 2021-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 France24, 16 March 2021: 'The fighting continues': A Tigray town reels from drawn-out war Archived 2021-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray Archived 2021-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources Archived 2021-07-11 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
- World Peace Foundation: Starving Tigray
- Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
- TGHAT: A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
See also
- Bombing of Wukro
- Wukro massacre (December 2020)
- Wukro massacre (February 2021)
- Wukro massacre (March 2021)
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