Hagere Selam massacres

The Hagere Selam massacres were mass extrajudicial killings that took place in and near Hagere Selam in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War. Jointly, the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed 60 civilians in Hagere Selam during 4–5 December 2020 and 30 civilians in Addi Qoylo on 14 December.[1][2]

Executions

In Hagere Selam, where Belgian physical geographer Jan Nyssen has a secondary residence, Nyssen reported extrajudicial killings of 60 civilians during 4–5 December 2020 by the ENDF and EDF. The EDF then looted Hagere Selam during two days, including Nyssen's house, from which his fridge, bed, clothes, plastic basins and other goods were stolen.[1] According to Europe External Programme with Africa (EEPA), the executions are interpreted as revenge for the EDF having lost a battle against Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces.[2]

On 14 December 2020, in the nearby Addi Qoylo settlement in Ayninbirkekin, the EDF executed 30 civilians in revenge after losing a battle with TPLF forces.[1] Some of the victims' names were listed on casualty recording websites[3][4] according to Nyssen.[1]

References

Nyssen, Jan (2021). "The situation in Tigray at the beginning of 2021". Researchgate. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
"Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 33 – 22 December" (PDF). Europe External Programme with Africa. 2020-12-22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
"Victim List – This is a compilation of the list of civilian victims from different sources". Tghat. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
"Victims of the war on Tigray – Tigrayan civilians murdered by Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Amhara forces". Tigraigenocide.com. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-14.

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[Nyssen_Tigray_situation_begin_2021-1] Nyssen, Jan (2021). "The situation in Tigray at the beginning of 2021". Researchgate. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-14.

[EEPA_No33_22Dec2020-2] "Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 33 – 22 December" (PDF). Europe External Programme with Africa. 2020-12-22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-01-14.

[Tghat_victims_list_14Jan2021-3] "Victim List – This is a compilation of the list of civilian victims from different sources". Tghat. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-14.

[tigraigenocide-4] "Victims of the war on Tigray – Tigrayan civilians murdered by Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Amhara forces". Tigraigenocide.com. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-14.