Ethiopia Raids kill dozens of people in Tigray and aid crisis

Dozens of civilians were killed last week in Air strikes in the war-torn region of Tigray in northern Ethiopia, the United Nations humanitarian agency said, the largest death toll since October.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Thursday that the air strikes, which occurred between December 19 and 24, “caused significant civilian casualties, with dozens of people killed, making it the round more violent than airstrikes, and the biggest casualties since October. “October”.

The international organization’s office said the attacks targeted the cities of Alamata, Kurim, Maicho, Mikuni and Milazat in southern Tigray, as well as Mekele, the provincial capital, without giving details of the source of the information.

The Tigray region faces a crisis in access to aid
The Tigray region faces a crisis in access to aid

The UN office said that “due to limited access” and insecurity in thearea, humanitarian partners have not yet been in able to verify the exact number of victims.

The agency stressed that the situation is “still tense and unpredictable” with its developments in northern Ethiopia as humanitarian aid organizations seek to provide food and basic supplies to those in need.

“No humanitarian aid trucks have entered Tigray since December 14,” OCHA said, citing security concerns.

“A total of 1,338 trucks entered thearea since 12 July, which represents less than 12% of the aid needed to meet the enormous humanitarian needs, “he added.

According to the United Nations, the conflict has claimed thousands of lives and caused a serious humanitarian crisis, forcing more than two million people to flee their homes.

The war broke out in November 2020 when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops to Tigray to overthrow the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, whose fighters he accused of attacking army camps and challenging his authority.

Ahmed promised a quick victory, but the front took the army by surprise and recaptured most of Tigray in June before advancing into the neighboring regions of Afar and Amhara.

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