Galikoma massacre
Part of Tigray War
Galikoma is located in Ethiopia
Galikoma
Galikoma
Location of Galikoma in Ethiopia
LocationGalikoma, Afar Region, Ethiopia
Date5 August 2021
TargetAfar people
Attack type
Indiscriminate killing
Deaths107-200 civilians
Injured35-46 civilians
PerpetratorsTigray Region Tigray Defense Forces

The Galikoma massacre was an indiscriminate killing of civilians perpetrated by the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) in the village of Galikoma (or Galicoma) in the Afar Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 5 August 2021.[1][2][3] Galikoma is a village in the Gulina district of Fanti zone in Afar Region.[3]

Background

Main article: Tigray War

Massacre

An Ethiopian Human Rights Commission investigation found that on the morning of 5 August 2021, the TDF indiscriminately killed 107 civilians, including 27 children, and injured 35 civilians during an offensive in Galikoma.[1] Civilians were assaulted by artillery and gunfire.[3][2] According to Afar regional authorities, more than 200 civilians, including 107 children, were killed by the TDF. Survivors told hospital officials that they were shot by TDF fighters.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Afar and Amhara Regions: Report on Violations of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in Afar and Amhara Regions of Ethiopia Published". Ethiopian Human Rights Commission - EHRC. 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. ^ a b c "Ethiopia calls on civilians to join army to fight Tigray forces". Aljazeera. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "በኢትዮጵያ የአፋር እና የአማራ ክልሎች የተፈጸሙ የሰብአዊ መብቶች እና ዓለም አቀፍ የሰብአዊነት ሕግ ጥሰቶች ላይ የተደረገ ምርመራ ሪፖርት". Ethiopian Human Rights Commission - EHRC. Retrieved 2022-03-13.

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