Jijiqe massacre

The Jijiqe massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Jijiqe (Tigrinya: ጅጅቀ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, around 27 April 2021.[1] Jijiqe is a scattered village along Giba River. This incense-producing area[2] belongs to woreda Abergele, Central zone of Tigray.

Jijiqe massacre
Part of Tigray War
Jijiqe
Jijiqe
Location of Jijiqe in Tigray (Ethiopia)
LocationJijiqe (Tigrinya: ጅጅቀ), Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Date27 April 2021
TargetTigrayans
Attack type
Deaths30 civilians
Perpetrators Ethiopian National Defence Force
Eritrean Defence Forces

Massacre

The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) and the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) killed thirty civilians in Jijiqe (Central Tigray) on 27 April 2021.[3]

Typical massacres committed by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers in the Tigray war are (1) revenge when they lose a battle; (2) to terrorise and extract information about whereabouts of TPLF leaders; (3) murder of suspected family members of TDF fighters; and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.[4]

Perpetrators

Relatives and witnesses reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers.[5]

Victims

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions twenty victims of this massacre,[1] all of whom have been identified.[5]

Reactions

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,[1] that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly regarding its Annex A, that lists massacres in the Tigray War.[4][6][7][8]

After months of denial by the Ethiopian authorities that massacres occurred in Tigray, a joint investigation by OHCHR and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission was announced in March 2021.[9]

While the Ethiopian government promised that Eritrean troops will be pulled out from Tigray, the Eritrean government denies any participation in warfare in Tigray, let alone in massacres.[10]

References
  1. Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
  2. Kindeya Gebrehiwot: Introducing Boswellia papyrifera (Del.) Hochst and its non-timber forest product, frankincense
  3. Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Ghekiere, R., Haegeman, K., Temmerman, D., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation, version 2.1. Ghent (Belgium): Ghent University, Department of Geography Archived 2021-10-13 at archive.today
  4. The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
  5. TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
  6. EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region
  7. CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre
  8. The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified
  9. France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe
  10. DW, 19 March 2021: Fact check: Are other nations involved in the war in Tigray?
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