November 2020 Idaga Hamus massacre

The Idaga Hamus massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Idaga Hamus (Tigrinya: ዕዳጋ ሓሙስ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 21 November 2020.[2] Idaga Hamus, also transliterated as “Edaga Hamus”, is the main town of Tsaedaemba woreda, Eastern zone of Tigray.

Idaga Hamus massacre
Part of Tigray War
Idaga Hamus
Idaga Hamus
Location of Idaga Hamus in Ethiopia
LocationIdaga Hamus (Tigrinya: ዕዳጋ ሓሙስ), Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Date21 November 2020
TargetTigrayans
Attack type
Deaths24 civilians according to The Telegraph;[1] 30 according to the Tigray Atlas[2]
Perpetrators Eritrean Defence Forces

Massacre

After heavy losses in fights with the TDF, the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed dozens of civilians in Idaga Hamus (Eastern Tigray) on 21 November 2020.[2] Shortly after capturing Idaga Hamus, the EDF executed 24 civilians;[1] other sources put the number of victims at 30.[2]

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;[3] and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.[4] The November 2020 massacre in Idaga Hamus corresponds to the first type of massacre.

Surroundings of Idaga Hamus

Perpetrators

Witnesses interpreted the identity of the perpetrators as Eritrean soldiers.[1]

Victims

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions approximately 30 victims.[2]

Reactions

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,[2] that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly with regard its Annex A, that lists the massacres.[4][5][6][7]

References
  1. Zelalem, Zecharias; Brown, Will (2021-01-08). "Eritrea's brutal shadow war in Ethiopia laid bare". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation Archived 2021-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Tigray Defence Forces, a military structure that came into existence during the Tigray War, consisting of a merger of Special Forces of the Tigray Regional Government, defected soldiers of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, local militia, members of Tigrayan political parties (TPLF, National Congress of Great Tigray, Salsay Weyane Tigray, Tigray Independence Party, ...) and numerous youth who fled to the mountains.
  4. The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray Archived 2021-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region Archived 2021-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
  6. CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre Archived 2021-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  7. The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified Archived 2021-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
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