2020 Mekelle airstrikes
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| 2020 Mekelle airstrikes | |
|---|---|
| Part of Tigray War | |
  Mekelle  Mekelle Location of Mekelle in Tigray (Ethiopia) | |
| Location | Mekelle (Tigrinya: መቐለ), Tigray Region, Ethiopia |
| Date | 28 November 2020 |
| Target | Tigrayans |
Attack type | |
| Deaths | 27[1] or 28 civilians[2] |
| Perpetrators |  Ethiopian National Defence Force |
On 28 November 2020, Mekelle (the capital city of the Tigray Region) was hit with an airstrike campaign during the Mekelle offensive of the Tigray War.[2]
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) killed dozens of civilians during the assault on Mekelle on 28 November 2020.[2] Tigray regional president Debretsion claimed that they were bombarding the city with artillery.[3] Ambulances rushed through the streets picking up dead and wounded after Ethiopian government artillery strikes.[1] Doctors in Mekelle sent text messages on the condition of anonymity to avoid reprisals from the government by using a rare internet connection in the city. They stated that indiscriminate artillery shelling targeted not only military areas, but also civilian neighborhoods, ended up killing 27 civilians (including a 4 year old child) and wounded around 100. The hospital staff provided pictures of their patients (including infants) having many shrapnel wounds.[1]
The "Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation" mentions 28 victims,[2] of which one has been formally identified.[4]
