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The Tigray war [b] was an armed conflict that lasted from 3 November 2020 [a] to 3 November 2022. [45] [46] It was a civil war [47] that was primarily fought in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia between forces allied to the Ethiopian federal government and Eritrea on one side, and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on the other. [48] [49]
The February 2021 Kola Tembien massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Kola Tembien (Tigrinya: ቆላ ተምቤን) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 10 February 2021. [1] [2] Kola Tembien is a district that belongs to the Central zone of Tigray.
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) killed dozens of civilians in Mahbere Dego (Central Tigray). Videos of the massacres are not time stamped; the massacres are believed to have started on 15 January 2021 [2] and continued for several days. [1] The massacres occurred in a similar way as many massacres in the Tigray War.
The TDF offensive started on 12 July 2021 resulted in Tigrayan forces capturing southern Tigray, including the towns of Alamata and Korem. [6] The TDF subsequently crossed the Tekezé River and advanced westward, capturing the town of Mai Tsebri and prompting Amhara officials to call on its militias to arm themselves and mobilize.
The Togoga airstrike was an airstrike by the Ethiopian Air Force on the town of Togoga in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, on a market day, during the Tigray War, on 22 June 2021. [3] 64 people were killed and 180 others were injured. [4] [5]
During the Tigray War, the town of Wukro was damaged heavily, and was the scene of numerous killings and massacres committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF). It was bombed in mid-November 2020, then shelled by artillery fire a few weeks later, resulting in heavy destruction of property and ...
Tigray War (2020–2022) Formation of the UFEFCF (2021) al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia (2022) War in Amhara (2023–present) Ceasefire between Ethiopian government and some rebel groups [19] Start of peace talks between government of Ethiopia and the OLA on 25 April 2023 [20] [21] Conflict with the OLA resumes after peace talks failed in May 2023
On 18 October 2021, the Ethiopian Air Force conducted two airstrikes on the city of Mekelle in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War. [2] 3 children were killed in the strikes. [3] On 20 October, there were new air strikes targeting inhabited areas of Tigray's capital city. [4]