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Rebels in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, in open military conflict with the Addis Ababa government, attacked several airports in the neighboring region with rocket launchers, the BBC reports. Amnesty International confirmed that “hundreds of people were stabbed and stabbed in the city of Mai-Kadra”. Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy accused forces loyal to Tigray separatists of committing the massacre, but denied involvement.
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front, the separatist group that controls the region of Ethiopia, has confirmed the attack on two airports in the southern region of Amhara.
Tensions between the group and the Ethiopian government have escalated into direct military clashes over the past month. Hundreds of people have died so far and, according to information released in recent days, a massacre of the civilian population took place in Mai-Kadra on 9 November.
The Ethiopian prime minister launched a military operation against the group after accusing it of attacking a military base, another accusation denied by the separatists. According to the United Nations, clashes and conflicts in the area have forced at least 17,000 civilians to flee the area, crossing the border into Sudan.
Obtaining clear information on the situation in Tigray is difficult, however, in the context where telephone and Internet services have been disrupted.
The separatists say, however, that they will not give up: “As long as the attacks on the people of Tigray don’t stop, our attacks will intensify.”
Publisher: Adrian Dumitru
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