Eritrean Troops Killed Hundreds in Ethiopia, Amnesty Says
- Hundreds of civilians massacred in town of Axum, probe finds
- Rights group calls on UN to investigate attacks in Tigray
A member of the Amhara Special Forces watches on at the border crossing with Eritrea in Humera, Ethiopia in November 2020.
Photographer: Eduardo Soteras/AFP/Getty Images
Eritrean troops massacred hundreds of unarmed civilians in the northern Ethiopian town of Axum in November last year, killings that constituted war crimes, an Amnesty International probe has found.
The human rights group based its conclusions on interviews with 41 survivors of the attacks and witnesses who saw soldiers firing on people in the streets, as well as phone calls with residents of the town in the Tigray province. Respondents described extra-judicial executions, indiscriminate shelling and widespread looting as Ethiopian and Eritrean troops fought forces loyal to the region’s ruling Tigray People’s Liberation Front.