Dozens of Civilians Killed in Government Airstrikes in Northern Ethiopia

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on the 30th (local time), as reported by AFP, that dozens of civilians were killed in government airstrikes in the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia, where the civil war continues.

OCHA stated that dozens of people were killed in airstrikes carried out between the 19th and 24th of this month, with a large number of civilian casualties, marking the largest scale since last October.

The airstrikes hit Alamata, Korem, Maychew, Mekoni, and Milazat in southern Tigray, and also destroyed a substation in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, the report added. The source of this report was not disclosed.

Earlier, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebel forces claimed that although the government forces recently stated they would no longer advance into Tigray, multiple airstrikes were carried out in various parts of Tigray several times this month. However, these claims have not been objectively verified.

According to UN estimates, the civil war that broke out in Ethiopia in November last year has so far caused over 2 million internally displaced persons and more than 9 million residents depend on emergency food aid.

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