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Genocide in Tigray

Tigray Genocide
Part of the Tigray war
Playground in Mekelle destroyed by an airstrike on 26 August 2022
LocationTigray, Ethiopia
Date2020 – 2022
TargetTigrayans, Kunama and Irob ethnic groups
Attack type
Genocide, Mass murder, wartime rape, summary execution, ethnic cleansing, mass shooting
Deaths162,000–600,000 civilians (per Ghent University)[1][2][3][4]
InjuredUnknown
VictimsAt least 120,000 women raped.[5][4] Over 6 million Tigrayan people affected in various ways
PerpetratorsEthiopian Government Forces
Eritrean Government Forces
Amhara Special Forces
Afar Special Forces
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The genocide in Tigray was alleged genocidal acts committed during the Tigray war in Ethiopia, which began in November 2020 and formally ended in November 2022.[6][page needed][7][8][9] The conflict started when the regional government of Tigray sought greater autonomy, prompting a military intervention by the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and its allies, including the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) and regional militias.

The Tigray war erupted in November 2020 following a dispute between the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the ruling party of the Tigray Region, over the region's autonomy. The conflict resulted in thousands of deaths and a humanitarian crisis.[10][11][3]

  1. ^ York, Geoffrey (21 October 2022). "Surge of dehumanizing hate speech points to mounting risk of mass atrocities in northern Ethiopia, experts say". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Independent scholars, based at Ghent University in Belgium, suggest that the death toll in Tigray is now between 385,000 and 600,000.
  2. ^ Negash, Emnet (24 May 2023). "Updated assessment of civilian starvation deaths during the Tigray war". Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023. As our estimate of the civilian deaths in the Tigray war is regularly mentioned in the media, it seems important to share our evolving understanding and updated (lower) number of civilian deaths as a result of the Tigray war and blockade. We concluded that the IPC/FEWS categorization, on which our Tigray statistics are mainly based, overestimates hunger mortality. Along with developing information on the ground, this would point to a total number of civilian deaths ranging from 162,000 to 378,000.
  3. ^ a b "Ethiopia's forgotten war is the deadliest of the 21st century, with around 600,000 civilian deaths", El País, 27 January 2023, retrieved 5 June 2024
  4. ^ a b Mistiaen & Kahsay 2024.
  5. ^ "In Tigray, Ethiopian women face horrific choice: 'To die or to be raped", Le Monde, 16 March 2024, retrieved June 5, 2024
  6. ^ Gebrewahid, G.M. (2023). PRIMED FOR DEATH: Tigray Genocide: A Survivor's Story (first ed.). Independently published. ISBN 979-8372857001.
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  8. ^ "Strong evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray war: Report". Al Jazeera. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  9. ^ Asgedom, Desta (2024). The Tigray Genocide: A Call for International Accountability (first ed.). Author's Point. ISBN 978-1836632023.
  10. ^ "Genocide in Tigray: Serious breaches of international law in the Tigray conflict, Ethiopia, and paths to accountability", newlinesinstitute.org, 5 June 2024, retrieved 5 June 2024
  11. ^ York 2024.
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