Incident Date
10 February 2021
Location
Civilians reported killed
10 - 25
(8 of which who are named)
Reported Perpetrator
Eritrean Defence Force, Ethiopian National Defence Force
Their bodies were torn into pieces': Ethiopian and Eritrean troops accused of massacre in Tigray
A grave humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ethiopia. ‘I never saw hell before, but now I have.’
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Ethiopian and Eritrean shot and killed about 182 civilians in Kola Temben (Abi Adi & surroundings).
Deutsche Welle interviewed a witness who fled to Mekelle. He stated that at least 45 people were killed in the city by Ethiopian forces. In the New York Times, an aid worker and 2 witnesses spoke of attacks on civilians in the aftermath of a battle around the town. The Telegraph interviewed survivors and family members of victims. In total they estimate that over 186 people have died in Abi Adi and the surrounding villages of Kola Tembien.
Gebremedhin Araya , 36, male
Kibrom Araya , 22, male
Guesh Araya , 29, male
Teklemariam Araya , 26, male
Abraha Zenebe , <30, male
Gebremariam , 70's, male
Teklebirhan Gebremariam , 30's, male
Berhe Gessesew , 40's, male