Tisha massacre
Coordinates: 14°01′31″N 38°35′38″E / 14.02530°N 38.59379°E
Tisha massacre | |
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Part of Tigray War | |
Tisha | |
Location | Tisha (Tigrinya: ቲሻ), Tigray Region, Ethiopia |
Date | 1 April 2021 |
Target | Tigrayans |
Attack type | |
Deaths | c. 100 civilians |
Perpetrators | Ethiopian National Defence Force Eritrean Defence Forces |
The Tisha massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Tisha in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 1 April 2021. Tisha is a municipality nearby to Wukro Maray in woreda Tahtay Maychew, Central zone of Tigray.
Massacre[]
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed c. 100 civilians in Ma’ikhel, the main village of the Tisha municipality (Central Tigray) on 1 April 2021.[1]
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; and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.[2] The massacres in Wukro Maray and surroundings were carried out by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces, while being defeated by TDF.[1]
Perpetrators[]
EEPA reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being EDF soldiers.[1]
Reactions[]
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.[3]
While the Ethiopian government promised that Eritrean troops will be pulled out from Tigray, the Eritrean government denies any participation in warfare in Tigray, let alone in massacres.[4]
See also[]
- Hambera massacre
- Haddush Addi massacre
References[]
- ^ a b c "Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 123 - 09 April 2021" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
- ^ France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe Archived 2021-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DW, 19 March 2021: Fact check: Are other nations involved in the war in Tigray? Archived 2021-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
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