Incident Date
4 August 2021
Civilians reported killed
12 - 240
(0 of which who are named)
Reported Perpetrator
Tigray Defence Force
በአፋር ክልል ህወሓት በፈጸመው ጥቃት 107 ህጻናትን ጨምሮ 240 ተፋናቃዮች መግደሉን የክልሉ መንግስት አስታወቀ
Tigray rebels deny role in deadly hospital attack
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Ethiopia calls on civilians to join army to fight Tigray forces
More than 200 people were killed in refugee shelters in the Afar region
ዩኒሴፍ አፋር ውስጥ የተፈፀመው ጥቃት እንዳስደነገጠው ገለፀ
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Civilians killed by Tigray forces.
Afar regional officials reported that over 200 civilians taking shelter in a school have been killed by Tigray forces in an artillery attack. A doctor in the hospital where most wounded arrived stated that 12 people died from the attack and dozens wounded, most with bullet wounds. According to a report by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commision, 107 people were killed and 35 injured when TDF launched an attack on Afar Special Forces.
Personal details of the victim(s) are not reported for this incident.