| Dedebit airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Tigray War | |
| Location | Dedebit, Tigray Region, Ethiopia |
| Date | 7 January 2022 |
Attack type | |
| Deaths | 56–59 |
Non-fatal injuries | 30 |
| Perpetrators |
 Ethiopian Air Force |
| |||||
On 7 January 2022, the Ethiopian Air Force carried out an airstrike on a camp for internally displaced people in the town of Dedebit in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.[1][2][3] According to aid workers and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, between 56 to 59 people were killed and 30 others were injured.[4][1][2][3] The airstrike occurred in the context of a wider campaign of airstrikes and bombardments of Tigrayan settlements which left 108 people dead.[4][5]
Most of the victims were reported to have been hiding in a camp set up inside a school at the time of the attack.[6]
It was later revealed that the Ethiopian military may have bought the drones from Turkey, as the drones used were Baykar Bayraktar TB2.[7][8]
On March 24, 2022, Human Rights Watch requested the Ethiopian government to investigate the airstrike, which it described as a war crime.[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ethiopia: At least 56 killed in Tigray air strike on camp for internally displaced, aid workers say". 8 January 2022. https://news.sky.com/story/ethiopia-at-least-56-killed-in-tigray-air-strike-on-camp-for-internally-displaced-aid-workers-say-12511519.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Aid workers say Ethiopia air strike in northwest Tigray killed 56 people". Reuters. 8 January 2022. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/aid-workers-say-ethiopia-air-strike-northwest-tigray-killed-56-people-2022-01-08/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dozens killed in Ethiopian air strike on IDP camp in Tigray". Al Jazeera. 8 January 2022. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/8/dozens-killed-in-ethiopian-air-strike-on-idp-camp-in-tigray.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 York, Geoffrey (14 January 2022). "Ethiopian air strikes kill 108 civilians in Tigray region, UN says" (in en-CA). The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-air-strikes-by-ethiopia-kill-108-civilians-in-tigray-region-un-says/.
- ↑ "Ethiopia wants WHO to investigate Tedros over Tigray remarks" (in en-GB). https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopia-wants-who-to-investigate-tedros-over-tigray-remarks/a-60431323.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 AfricaNews (2022-03-24). "Human Rights Watch calls on Ethiopia to probe possible "war crime"" (in en). https://www.africanews.com/2022/03/24/human-rights-watch-calls-on-ethiopia-to-probe-possible-war-crime/.
- ↑ "Tigray conflict: What do we know about drone strikes in Ethiopia?" (in en-GB). BBC News. 31 January 2022. https://www.bbc.com/news/60045176.
- ↑ "Evidence from civilian bombing in Ethiopia points to Turkish drone" (in en-US). 25 January 2022. https://www.politico.eu/article/evidence-civilian-bombing-ethiopia-turkish-drone/.
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