Kobo massacre

Kobo massacre
Part of the Tigray War and TPLF invasion of the Amhara region
Kobo is located in Ethiopia
Kobo
Kobo
LocationKobo, Ethiopia
Coordinates12°11′51.07″N 39°45′9.29″E / 12.1975194°N 39.7525806°E / 12.1975194; 39.7525806
Date9 September 2021
Attack type
Massacre
Deaths600+ civilians
PerpetratorsTigray Region Tigray Defense Forces

The Kobo massacre was an extrajudicial killing event perpetrated in Kobo district and Kobo town in North Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 9 September 2021.[1][2]

  1. ^ "'Then the killing started': Witnesses accuse Tigray fighters". Associated Press. 2021-09-26. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  2. ^ "Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Summarily Execute Civilians". Human Rights Watch. 2021-12-09. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-13.