May Ma'ido airstrike

The May Ma'ido airstrike was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in May Ma'ido (Tigrinya: ማይ ማአዶ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 10 March 2021.[1] May Ma'ido is a hamlet that belongs to Becheka, tabiya Simret, woreda Ofla, Southern zone of Tigray.

May Ma'ido airstrike
Part of Tigray War
May Ma'ido
May Ma'ido
Location of May Ma'ido in Tigray (Ethiopia)
LocationMay Ma'ido (Tigrinya: ማይ ማአዶ), Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Date10 March 2021
TargetTigrayan wedding ceremony
Attack type
Deaths5 civilians
Injured15 civilians
Perpetrators Ethiopian Air Force

or

Eritrean Air Force

Massacre

The Ethiopian Air Force or Eritrean Air Force killed five civilians in May Ma'ido (Southern Tigray) on 10 March 2021.[1] The fighter jets bombed civilians who had gathered for a marriage ceremony.

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.[2] The May Ma'ido airstrike targeted civilians who had gathered for a wedding ceremony. Five were killed and fifteen wounded.

Victims

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions five victims of this massacre,[1] three of whom have been identified.[3]

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.[2][4][5][6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

References
  1. Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
  2. The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
  3. TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
  4. EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region
  5. CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre
  6. The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified
  7. France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe
  8. DW, 19 March 2021: Fact check: Are other nations involved in the war in Tigray?
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