News Analysis: Drone strikes kill schoolchildren in #Amhara, civilians in #Tigray regions as conflicts show no sign of abating
Addis Abeba – Drone strikes in Ethiopia’s Amhara and Tigray regions killed schoolchildren and other civilians on Tuesday, 20 October, according to eyewitnesses and local residents who spoke to Addis Standard, adding to mounting civilian casualties amid renewed fighting between federal forces and armed opponents in both regions.
In South #Gondar Zone of Amhara, a drone strike hit Sana Elementary School in Dera Woreda, killing at least six schoolchildren and injuring more than 20 others, according to preliminary reports.
Separately, a drone strike in #Finaruo village, in Saharti Samre Woreda of Tigray’s Southeastern Zone, killed four people and injured six others as they loaded livestock onto a truck, local residents said.
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The Genocidal Abiy Ahmed regime continues to massacre Tigrayans with drone strikes. Around midnight yesterday, it hit an Isuzu carrying animals, killing four people and wounding others. Drone strikes have become an ordinary fact of life.
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A month ago, there were 3.9 million people in #Tigray who needed aid urgently due to the drought.
That figure assumed that there would not be any conflict in Tigray. There is no more time for political pageantry.
Finally, the mainstream media is starting to pick up on the crimes being committed by the Israeli settlers who illegally reside in the West Bank. https://t.co/vgXjhIov4h
They survived one of the deadliest wars of this century. Now, Ethiopia's Tigray region faces the threat of another. How many times can a generation start over?
They survived one of the deadliest wars of this century. Now, Ethiopia's Tigray region faces the threat of another. How many times can a generation start over?
🐄💧 Drought threatens 3.53 million livestock and the livelihoods of 956,810 households in Tigray. More than 3.19 million animals are in poor condition, with about 2,800 deaths reported. Urgent support for feed, water and veterinary care is needed.
#DroughtResponse
Nearly 22,000 children killed.
Children!!!
“Among those killed were 5,444 children under five and 1,125 infants under one year old. A further 45,569 children have been injured, including 1,134 who have undergone amputations, while 71,846 have been orphaned.”
Unspeakable evil.
💢 One Palestinian child killed every 71 minutes in Gaza over three years — nearly 22,000 dead, 71,000 orphaned
Israeli attacks have killed at least 21,976 Palestinian children in Gaza since October 7, 2023, according to a report by Gaza’s Health Ministry marking three years of war.
Among those killed were 5,444 children under five and 1,125 infants under one year old. A further 45,569 children have been injured, including 1,134 who have undergone amputations, while 71,846 have been orphaned.
The ministry also documented:
▪️ 612 children killed while seeking food or medicine
▪️ 157 children dead from malnutrition, out of 466 malnutrition deaths total
▪️ 264 children among 2,027 patients who died awaiting medical evacuation
All 38 hospitals and 158 primary healthcare centers in Gaza have been targeted. Nineteen hospitals and 64 healthcare centers are out of service. 1,723 healthcare workers have been killed and 216 ambulances targeted.
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.
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Disrupting communications in conflict-affected areas is a well-documented pattern in Ethiopia’s armed conflicts. Such restrictions have frequently concealed atrocities and isolated civilians from the outside world.
Le nombre de frappes de drones est impossible à calculer depuis 5 ans, sans la moindre considération pour les vies humaines. C'est le triste quotidien des populations civiles désormais, au #Tigray et dans les régions voisines. Le bilan humain est lui aussi incalculable.
According to residents who spoke to BBC Tigrinya, four rounds of strikes late Sunday night targeted the Segen Hotel and its surroundings, killing 11 people.
#Ethiopia#Tigray#Adwa
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@Amnesty continues to receive reports that civilian infrastructure, including several schools, has been damaged or targeted during aerial attacks in Tigray, Ethiopia.
“If I get medical treatment & can walk again, I want to go back to school," she said, as her father Hiluf watched anxiously.”
10-year-old double-amputee Iyerusalem doesn’t yet understand how profoundly her life has changed. #Tigray 💔
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