Finarwa massacre

The Finarwa massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Finarwa (Tigrinya: ፊናርዋ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 5 March 2021.[1] Finarwa is a village that belongs to woreda Samre, Southeastern zone of Tigray.

Finarwa massacre
Part of Tigray War
Finarwa is located in Tigray Region
Finarwa
Finarwa
Finarwa is located in Ethiopia
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Finarwa
Location of Finarwa in Tigray (Ethiopia)
LocationFinarwa (Tigrinya: ፊናርዋ), Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Date5 March 2021
TargetTigrayans
Attack type
Deaths5 civilians
PerpetratorsEritrea Eritrean Defence Forces

Massacre

The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed five civilians in Finarwa (Southeastern Tigray) on 5 March 2021.[1]

Typical massacres committed by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers in the Tigray war are (1) revenge when they lose a battle; (2) to terrorise and extract information about whereabouts of TPLF leaders; (3) murder of suspected family members of TDF fighters; and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.[2]

Two earlier massacres have been reported in Finarwa, on 6 November 2020 (six civilian victims) and 2 January 2021 (eight civilian victims).[1] There are no further details about the victims.

Perpetrators

On Twitter, Tim Vanden Bempt reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being Eritrean soldiers.

Victims

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions five victims of this massacre,[1] four of whom have been identified.[3]

Reactions

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,[1] that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly regarding its Annex A, that lists massacres in the Tigray War.[2][4][5][6]

After months of denial by the Ethiopian authorities that massacres occurred in Tigray, a joint investigation by OHCHR and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission was announced in March 2021.[7]

While the Ethiopian government promised that Eritrean troops will be pulled out from Tigray, the Eritrean government denies any participation in warfare in Tigray, let alone in massacres.[8]

References
  1. Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
  2. The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
  3. TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
  4. EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region
  5. CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre
  6. The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified
  7. France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe
  8. DW, 19 March 2021: Fact check: Are other nations involved in the war in Tigray?

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