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Rebels in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, in open military conflict with the Addis Ababa government, have attacked several airports in the neighboring region with rocket launchers, the BBC reports. Amnesty International has confirmed that “hundreds of people have been stabbed and stabbed in the city of Mai-Kadra”. Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy accused forces loyal to the Tigray separatists of committing the massacre, but denied involvement.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray, the separatist group that controls this region of Ethiopia, has confirmed the attack on two airports in the neighboring 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, on 9 November there was a massacre of the civilian population in Mai-Kadra.
The Ethiopian prime minister launched a military operation against the group after accusing them of attacking a military base, another accusation denied by separatists. The fighting and conflict in the area have forced at least 17,000 civilians to flee the area, crossing the border into Sudan, according to the United Nations.
However, it is difficult to obtain clear information on the situation in Tigray in the context in which telephone and Internet services have been cut.
The separatists say, however, that they will not give in: “As long as the attacks on the town of Tigray are not stopped, our attacks will intensify.”
Publisher: Adrian Dumitru
