Ethiopian airstrike kills 56 civilians, Tigray fighters say
By DW
08 January 2022 |
8:29 pm
Tigrayan forces have claimed that dozens of civilians in a camp for internally displaced people were killed in a government airstrike — indicating conflict is still ongoing despite recent reconciliation efforts.
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