Incident Date
7 January 2022
Civilians reported killed
56 - 59
(36 of which who are named)
Reported Perpetrator
Ethiopian National Defence Force
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Civilians killed in an airstrike by Ethiopian army.
At least 56 people were killed in a precision drone strike on a school that is being used as a shelter for internally displaced people. The victims were mainly children, women and elderly who were earlier displaced from Western Tigray. More than 100 people are also reported injured. Aid workers had to suspend humanitarion operation in the zone after these airstrikes.
Merhawit Teklu Gebremedhin, 25, female
Liyana Teklu Gebrmedhin, 11, female
Amanuel Assefa Weldemariam, 25, male
Kidanemariam Hailu Gebrekidan, 60, male
Letish Gebrecherkos , 30, female
Abba Araya Tsegay, 80, male
Mihret Araya Tsegay, 41, female
Kahsay Hayelom Yigzaw, 71, male
Aberh Kahsay Hayelom, 20, female
Gebreyesus Tsegay , 60, male
Atsbeha Kidane , 80, male
Tekien Yigzaw Weldeselassie, 35, female
Birhan Gebreselassie Medhin, 64, female
Abdela Yirgalem Gebreselassie, 1, male
Mehari Asmelash Kidane, 72, male
Gebrehiwet Gayim , 64, male
Gebremedhin Miruts , 85, male
Letay Gebrehiwet Meles, 60, female
Teklu Gebreegziabher Tikue, 70, male
Hailu Yohannes Gezahegn, 78, male
Atsede Gebreyesus Gebremariam, 78, female
Eleni Weldegerima Weldelibanos, 26, female
Mekonen Hailu Berhe, 70, male
Tirhas Hailu Adresom, 35, female
Shewit Desta Gebremedhin, 26, female
Awetash Asrat Desta, 60, female
Yezeb Gidey Shege, 60, female
Shushay , 40, male
Tekien Tela , 70, female
Lemlem Fisseha , 28, female
Abraha Gebreegziabher Hagos, 60, male
Gitet Tefera , 40, female
Letebirhan Mekonen Gebreegziabher, 42, female
Nahom Yirgalem Gebreselassie, 1, male
Teklu Weldehaweriat , 43, male
Halefom Niguse Birhane, 57, male