Sheraro massacre
Coordinates: 14°23′34″N 37°46′04″E / 14.39269°N 37.767862°E
| Sheraro massacre | |
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| Part of Tigray War | |
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| Target | Tigrayans |
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| Deaths | 20 civilians |
| Perpetrators |  Ethiopian National Defence Force |
The Sheraro massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Sheraro (Tigrinya: ሸራሮ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 11 November 2020.[1] Sheraro belongs to the Northwestern zone of Tigray.
Massacre
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) killed twenty civilians in Sheraro (Northwestern Tigray) on 11 November 2020,[1] including a nurse, a motortaxi driver, two people with mental problems, a retired soldier, ... They shot at anyone encountered in the street, fortunately most inhabitants had fled.[2] Typical massacres committed by Ethiopian soldiers in the Tigray war are (1) revenge when they lose a battle; (2) to terrorize and extract information about the whereabouts of TPLF leaders; (3) murder of suspected family members of TDF fighters and (4) terrorizing the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.[3]
Perpetrators
Relatives of the victims and witnesses interpreted the identity of the perpetrators as Ethiopian soldiers.[4][2]
Victims
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions twenty victims,[1] of which six have been identified so far:[4]
- Miebale Tesfu Araya (35)
- Aregawi Welday (31)
- Jemal Berhe Huruy (33)
- Memhir Fitsum (40)
- Bah-Abelom
- Daniel
Reactions
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,[1] that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly with regard to its Annex A, that lists the massacres.[5][6][7][8]
External links
- Twitter: author @tvbempt; hashtags #NeverForget #SayTheirNames #Sheraro
- World Peace Foundation: Starving Tigray
- Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
- TGHAT: A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tghat, 23 February 2021. What happened in Sheraro during the first week of the war on Tigray, an eyewitness account
- ↑ The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 World radio, 2 April 2021: Counting the victims in Tigray
- ↑ The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified
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