The Ethiopian government has hit Mekle, the capital of the Tigray region, for four days this week.
Ethiopia a government air strike hit a university near the university in Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region, on Friday. The government has hit Mecca for four days this week, news agencies AFP and Reuters reported.
Thousands of people are fleeing the worst conflict zone in the country to the south.
Friday’s attack hit a TIGF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front) base near the University of Mekelle, which controls the Tigray area, but the attack did not hit university buildings.
However, according to Reuters, the attack would have hit the university grounds. According to AFP, 11 civilians were injured in Friday’s attack.
In addition, due to Friday’s airstrike, a UN flight en route to the area had to turn around. The UN later announced on Friday that it has suspended its flight to Mecca.
According to the UN, three children were killed and several people were injured in two government airstrikes in Mekelle on Monday. On Wednesday, the government bombed TPLF’s weapons depots, and the hospital said Wednesday’s attack injured at least eight people.
No people were injured in the attack on Thursday, according to health personnel.
The international community has expressed concern about the attacks. Among other things, the U.S. State Department condemned the attacks, the continuing violence and the endangerment of civilians.
Last in November, a civil war broke out in Ethiopia, a complex conflict in which none of the parties can be held innocent. In summary, the prime minister Abiy Ahmedin the government is fighting the forces of the rebellious Tigray State.
The fighting has spread from Tigray to neighboring Afar and Amhara. There is no exact data, but thousands of people are estimated to have died in the fighting. In addition, two million people are estimated to have been forced to flee their homes due to the war.
The famine is also getting worse in Tigray, and people are already starting to starve to death.
The AFP news agency points out that it is difficult to obtain and verify accurate information on the situation in Ethiopia, partly because of the loss of communications in northern Ethiopia. The government has actively sought to prevent the independent investigation and reporting of events in the conflict zone.
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