Tshafti airstrike

Tshafti massacre
	Part of Tigray War
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Target	Tigrayans
Attack type	Airstrike; Drone attack;
Deaths	9-16 civilians
Perpetrators	Ethiopian National Defence Force ; United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Air Force

Coordinates: 12°57′38″N 39°40′12″E / 12.96044°N 39.67008°E / 12.96044; 39.67008

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The Tshafti massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Tshafti (Tigrinya: ፅሓፍቲ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, 13 November 2020.^[1] Tshafti is a village that belongs to woreda Wajirat, Southeastern Zone of Tigray.

Massacre[edit]

The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) killed nine^[1] up to 16 civilians^[2] in airstrikes on Tshafti (Southeastern Tigray) on 13 November 2020. Involvement of UAE drones is also reported.^[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.

Perpetrators[edit]

Relatives and witnesses reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being the Ethiopian army, as well as drone attacks, presumably by the United Arab Emirates Air Force.^[2]

Victims[edit]

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions nine victims of this massacre,^[1] Tghat mentions 16 identified victims:^[2]

Assene Abraha
Beyra Berhe Haso
Etsay Bieidu Tesfay
Gesese Atsbeha Mehari
Girmay Abraha Habey
Haftom Hagos
Hagos Abraha Weldecherkos
Halefom Tsegay Demewoz
Kiros Haftu Gebru
Kiros Kinfe
Negasi Weldegiorgis Hagos
Niguse Gebrekidan Abadi
Seyoum Shega'i Redae
Tekle Gebre
Tekle Gebrekidan
Tsigabu Haftom

Reactions[edit]

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.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

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.^[9]

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 TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
↑ 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 |url-status= ignored (help) Search this book on
↑ 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.
↑ 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

External links[edit]

Twitter: author @tvbempt; hashtags #NeverForget #SayTheirNames #Wajirat
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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[atlas-1] 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

[tghat-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources

[3] 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 |url-status= ignored (help) Search this book on

[4] 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.

[world-5] The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray

[6] EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region

[7] CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre

[8] The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified

[9] France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe

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