Qoraro massacre

The Qoraro massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Qoraro (Tigrinya: ቆራሮ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 26 November 2020.[1] Qoraro (also spelled as “Koraro”) is a village that belongs to woreda Hawzen, Eastern zone of Tigray.

Qoraro massacre
Part of Tigray War
Qoraro
Qoraro
Location of Qoraro in Ethiopia
LocationQoraro (Tigrinya: ቆራሮ), Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Date26 November 2020
TargetTigrayans
Attack type
Deaths5 civilians
Perpetrators Ethiopian National Defence Force
Eritrean Defence Forces

Massacre

The Ethiopian National Defense Force and Eritrean Defence Forces killed five civilians in Qoraro (Eastern Tigray) on 26 November 2020,[1] as part of a killing spree that also affected Hawzen, Megab and other nearby settlements. In Qoraro, people were killed at home.

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;[2] and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.[3]

Perpetrators

Witnesses and relatives interpreted the identity of the perpetrators as Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers.[4]

Victims

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions five victims,[1] of which four have been identified.[4]

Reactions

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,[1] that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly with regard its Annex A, that lists the massacres.[3][5][6][7]

References
  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray Archived 2021-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources Archived 2021-07-11 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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