Incident Date
22 June 2021
Location
Civilians reported killed
64 - 80
(48 of which who are named)
Reported Perpetrator
Ethiopian National Defence Force
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Civilians killed by Ethiopian army in an airstrike.
An airstrike on a market killed at least 64 people and wounded hundreds. Aid workers were initially forbidden by the ENDF to to reach the scene for more than a day, some ambulances were shot at and medical teams detained. Ambulances that did make it to the site of the bombing were blocked from returning to Ayder hospital for several hours.
The governenment denied at first it carried out airstrikes in the region. Later it admitted them, but claimed it only targeted and hit combattants. They claimed the victims and doctors treating the wounded were actors.
Nigus Haily , unknown, male
Atakilti Tsegay Hailu, 18, male
Mebrahtu Gebremedhin , unknown, male
Gebrehiwet Gebremedhin Gebrekidan, unknown, male
Haftom Gebremedhin , unknown, male
Hadera Hayelom , 13, female
Gebrehiwet Gebrekidan , 52, male
Abraha Hagos Mawcha, 13, female
Birhane Gebremedhin , 19, male
Gebremedhin Hadush , 18, male
Teklay , 27, male
Semere Teklay , 2, male
Tesfay Tadele , 23, male
Milash Kiros Teferi, 21, male
Gebrerians Haftaneges , 28, male
Daughter of Gebrerians Haftaneges, 1, female
Sindayo Arega , 21, female
Birhan Tsegay Hagos, 25, female
Tekle Bahre Kahsay, 19, male
Ashenafi Yemane , 28, male
Gebretinsae Atsbeha , 28, male
Gebregiorgis Atakilti Gebrezgi, 18, male
Goitom Belete Hagos, 15, male
Geris Gebremeskel , 19, male
Medhin Kiros , 16, female
Zinabu Gebreyohannes , 17, female
Aron Haylay , 3, male
Tsegu Nigus Hadush, 45, male
Gebremedhin Gebrezabiher , 60, male
Haileselassie Alemayo , 65, male
Abrha Gebre , 65, male
Birhanu Meresa , 20, male
Birhanu Hailekiros Amare, 20, male
Son of Gebretinsae Fithanegest, unknown, male
Haftay Gebremedhin , 13, male
Moges Gebreyohannes , 25, male
Abraha Hailekiros Amare, unknown, male
Amit Solomon Dade, unknown, female
Gebrekidan Hadush Gebremedhin, unknown, male
Atakilti Gebreabzgi , unknown, male
Hadas Gebrehiwet , unknown, female
Gebretinsae Fithanegest Teklu, unknown, male
Kahsay Gebremichael , unknown, male
Birhanu Weres , unknown, male
Tesfay Bahre Weldegebriel, unknown, male
Gebreabzgi Gebrekidan Miruts, unknown, male
Aregawi Gidey Zeweldi, unknown, male
Zinabu Gebregiorgis Gebrehiwet, unknown, female