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{{Short description|Bombing of Wukro, eastern Tigray Region, Ethiopia as part of Tigray war}} |
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{{coord| 13.78511|N| 39.59991|E|region:ET|display=title}} |
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{{Infobox civilian attack |
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| date = 16 November 2020 |
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| title = Bombing of Wukro |
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| location = ] ({{Lang-ti | ውቕሮ}}), ], Ethiopia |
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| image = File:Tigray thousands flee in search of safety as humanitarian needs rise 7.jpg |
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| caption = Hospital in Wukro damaged by shelling |
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| map = {{Location map|Ethiopia#Tigray Region|lat_deg = 13.78511 |lon_deg = 39.59991|label = Wukro| border = none | float = center|caption = }} |
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| map_caption = Location of ] in Ethiopia |
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| fatalities = 14 civilians |
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| perps = {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} ] <br> |
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The '''bombing of Wukro''' was a mass ] that took place in ] ({{Lang-ti | ውቕሮ}}) in the ] of ] during the ], on 16 November 2020.<ref name="atlas">Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., ], 2021. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913205535/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349824181_Tigray_Atlas_of_the_humanitarian_situation |date=2021-09-13 }}</ref> Wukro is a mid-sized town, capital of ''woreda'' ], Eastern zone of Tigray. |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wukro bombing 2020}} |
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==Massacre== |
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Ahead of the ] and ] arrival in late November 2020, heavy bombing levelled homes and businesses in Wukro (Eastern Tigray) and sent plumes of dust and smoke rising above near-deserted streets on 16 November 2020.<ref name="france24">France24, 16 March 2020: {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410120649/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210316-the-fighting-continues-a-tigray-town-reels-from-drawn-out-war |date=2021-04-10 }}</ref> People were hiding in their houses and 14 civilians <ref name="atlas"/> were killed in the bombing that involved the intervention of the Ethiopian Airforce and ], launched by the ] from its base in ] in Eritrea. The Chinese-made, armed drones bombed Tigrayan towns and defence forces.<ref name="youuav">{{cite web |url=https://www.youuav.com/news/detail/202012/46513.html |title=YouUAV.com, 4 December 2020 |publisher=Youuav.com |date= |access-date=2021-02-02 |archive-date=23 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123201512/https://www.youuav.com/news/detail/202012/46513.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ] has provided a summarised translation of the Chinese article.<ref name="eepa64">{{cite web |url=https://www.eepa.be//wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Situation-Report-EEPA-Horn-No.-64-23-January-2021.pdf |title=Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 64 – 23 January 2021 |date= |access-date=2021-02-02 |archive-date=23 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123141401/https://www.eepa.be//wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Situation-Report-EEPA-Horn-No.-64-23-January-2021.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Perpetrators== |
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Analysts interpreted the identity of the perpetrators of drone attacks as United Arab Emirates,<ref name="eepa64"/> and locals identified airplanes that carried out the bombings as belonging to the Ethiopian Airforce. |
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==Victims== |
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The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions 14 victims.<ref name="atlas"/> Many victims have been identified, but, as Wukro is a martyr town, affected by every phase of the Tigray war,<ref name="france24"/> often the specific event in which victims died is not known yet.<ref name="tghat">TGHAT, {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711053137/https://tghat.com/victim-list/ |date=2021-07-11 }}</ref> |
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==Reactions== |
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The series of massacres in Wukro received international attention in media articles.<ref name="france24"/> The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,<ref name="atlas"/> that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly with regard its Annex A, that lists the massacres.<ref name="world">The World radio (2 April 2021): {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403074853/https://www.pri.org/file/2021-04-02/counting-victims-tigray |date=2021-04-03 }}</ref><ref>EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410064735/https://www.euronews.com/2021/04/02/g7-seriously-concerned-about-human-rights-violations-in-ethiopia-s-tigray-region?jwsource=cl |date=2021-04-10 }}</ref><ref>CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716013206/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-the-friday-edition-1.5974488 |date=2021-07-16 }}</ref><ref>The Guardian, 2 April 2021: {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814094202/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/02/ethiopia-1900-people-killed-in-massacres-in-tigray-identified |date=2021-08-14 }}</ref> |
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