“Airstrikes killed at least nine people in Adwa, which is about 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Mekelle, and eight in Sheraro in northwestern Tigray”
https://t.co/n9tOysFouN
"The two countries now look to be closer to a direct conflict than at any time since 1998-2000, when they fought a war which killed tens of thousands."
Our latest on the alarming state-of-play in the Horn 👇
with @gisa_tunbridge
https://t.co/S9sZvZSKF0
This is the heartbreaking reality from my perspective in Mekelle. The drought and the war are converging on the people of #Tigray.
A humanitarian pause is urgently needed to protect innocent civilian lives.
https://t.co/cCZIuHDv0j
The African Union Peace and Security Council cannot wait for mass atrocities to unfold or for a surge in civilian casualties before placing Ethiopia on the agenda.
They must urgently convene an emergency session on Ethiopia!
https://t.co/FS2LXmbUoq…
The African Union Peace and Security Council cannot wait for mass atrocities to unfold or for a surge in civilian casualties before placing Ethiopia on the agenda.
They must urgently convene an emergency session on Ethiopia!
https://t.co/Y3OeTYONXu
'The sound keeps coming back': children maimed in #Ethiopia's #Tigray clashes
Lying on a hospital bed, rolled-up blankets propping up the remains of her legs, 10-year-old double-amputee Iyerusalem is among scores of civilians wounded in northern Ethiopia after fighting erupted last month.
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"I was in our compound with my older brother and our horse when we were hit. My brother and the horse died," she told AFP from Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in #Mekelle, capital of the northern Tigray state.
Many of the wounded live in remote villages hours from the hospital along difficult roads where there has been fighting and shelling.
"Right now, my amputated legs hurt badly," said Iyerusalem, who comes from Qarsole village in Alamata district, south of Mekelle.
"If I get medical treatment and can walk again, I want to go back to school," she said, as her father Hiluf watched anxiously.
https://t.co/7FT93OYs3O
Lying on a hospital bed, rolled-up blankets propping up the remains of her legs, 10-year-old double-amputee Iyerusalem is among scores of civilians wounded in northern Ethiopia after fighting erupted last month. https://t.co/JE9AwZGZPT
News: #Drone_strikes kill civilians including #IDPs in #Tigray’s #Shiraro and #Adwa, residents say
Drone strikes reportedly killed and injured civilians in separate attacks in Shiraro, North Western Zone, and Adwa, in Central Zone of the Tigray Region, on Saturday night, according to eyewitnesses and residents who spoke to #Addis_Standard.
In Adwa, residents reported that several civilians were killed after drone strikes hit several locations in the city, although the exact number of casualties could not be independently verified.
A drone strike hit an IDP camp in Shiraro at around 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring 14 others, according to an eyewitness at the camp.
The eyewitness told Addis Standard that the strike hit an area of the camp known as #Adi_Abay, where people displaced from #Western_Tigray are sheltering.
“The most distressing part was that a mother was killed together with her days-old baby. It is very sad,” the eyewitness said.
https://t.co/2c4sjQVTgm
News: #Drone_strikes kill civilians including #IDPs in #Tigray’s #Shiraro and #Adwa, residents say
Drone strikes reportedly killed and injured civilians in separate attacks in Shiraro, North Western Zone, and Adwa, in Central Zone of the Tigray Region, on Saturday night, according to eyewitnesses and residents who spoke to #Addis_Standard.
In Adwa, residents reported that several civilians were killed after drone strikes hit several locations in the city, although the exact number of casualties could not be independently verified.
A drone strike hit an IDP camp in Shiraro at around 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring 14 others, according to an eyewitness at the camp.
The eyewitness told Addis Standard that the strike hit an area of the camp known as #Adi_Abay, where people displaced from #Western_Tigray are sheltering.
“The most distressing part was that a mother was killed together with her days-old baby. It is very sad,” the eyewitness said.
https://t.co/CFh1bs5Njl
An Absolute Tragedy!
Abiy Ahmed's drones massacred a displacd mother & her 5 children at an IDPs center in Tigray
How many innocent lives must be lost before @AbiyAhmedAli & his cronies are held accountable for their war crimes?
@USEmbassyAddis@UKinEthiopia@UN_HRC@UN
The funeral service for a mother and her five children, who were among the internally displaced people (IDPs) massacred in the Ethiopian government drone attacks in Sherraro, Northwestern Tigray, highlights the severity of the war crimes. The involvement of the United States, the European Union, and the international community in enabling this genocide raises significant concerns regarding the adherence to humanitarian principles and laws.
@SenateForeign@SenatorShaheen@SenatorRisch@SenatorCardin@SenBooker@ChrisCoons@SecRubio@ChrisVanHollen@antonioguterres@EUCouncil@EU_Commission
Last night in Sheraro #Tigray
Six years displaced by war. Six years waiting to go home. And instead, a drone strike.💔💛
The Prosperity Party Regime in Addis must be destroyed by all Ethiopians.
Stop #Tigraygenocide#justicefortigray@UN@UNHumanRights@UN_HRC
The regime led by Abiy Ahmed Ali in Ethiopia is accused of committing acts of genocide, continuing to execute daily drone strikes against civilians and civilian infrastructure throughout Tigray. On the nights of October 3 and 4, 2026, drones reportedly targeted various hotels and civil infrastructure in Adwa, Central Tigray, resulting in civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian property. Additionally, on October 4, 2026, a drone strike on an internally displaced people (IDP) center in Sheraro, Northwestern Tigray, resulted in the deaths of eight people, including a child, and injured six IDPs. The regime persists in its indiscriminate bombardment of civilians and civil infrastructure in Sheraro, Adigrat, and other towns and villages across Tigray. These actions, considered war crimes, necessitate intervention by the international community.
@SecRubio@SenateForeign@SenatorShaheen@SenatorCardin@SenatorRisch@StateDept@CoryBooker@ChrisCoons@SenJeffMerkley@ChrisVanHollen@timkaine
Abiy Ahmed’s drones struck the IDP camps in Sheraro again last night, reportedly killing nine civilians, including a child, and injuring six others.
The conduct of Abiy Ahmed’s government increasingly defies the basic norms expected of a state. Civilians and civilian infrastructure appear repeatedly in the line of fire.
What makes this even more tragic is that the world knows these attacks are happening, yet meaningful international action remains painfully absent.
The war launched in 2020 displaced these people from their homes and forced many of them to spend more than five years in IDP camps. Now, even those camps offer no refuge. People who fled violence and lost their homes are being subjected to missiles and bombs in the very places where they sought safety.
And when the camps themselves are not struck, humanitarian relief and the routes needed to deliver food and essential supplies have also faced attack and disruption.
The pattern deserves urgent international scrutiny, independent investigation, accountability, and protection for civilians. Allegations of genocidal acts and other grave violations cannot simply be met with silence.
These victims are not statistics. They are civilians who have already endured years of displacement, deprivation, and war.
Their lives matter. Their suffering should not be treated as though it is happening on another planet.
On October 3, 2026, at approximately 2:30 AM local time, a drone strike carried out by the fascist regime of Abiy Ahmed targeted an IDP shelter in Sheraro, in the district of Hayelom. According to the Sheraro Communication Office, the strike killed eight innocent civilians, including a child, and seriously injured six others.
#TigrayGenocide
@hrw@UNHumanRights@UN_HRC@amnesty@LaetitiaBader