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Ethiopian Region Claims 7,000 Civilians Killed by Tigray Forces

  • Ethiopia has been in a civil war since November 2020
  • Tigray authorities deny targeting civilians in conflict
A man stands over several large holes that mark the locations of mass graves that are in the process of being excavated in the town of Adi Selam, in Welkait, Ethiopia on April 7. 

A man stands over several large holes that mark the locations of mass graves that are in the process of being excavated in the town of Adi Selam, in Welkait, Ethiopia on April 7. 

Photographer: J. Countess/Getty Images

Almost 7,000 civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara region were killed between June and December last year by fighters from the northern Tigray region, according to a report commissioned by the regional government.

The study, carried out by researchers from local universities and the regional statistics office and released on Saturday, found that 6,986 people were killed in the Horn of African nation’s province that borders Tigray, with almost 3,000 civilians being shot.