2021 Mekelle airstrikes

2021 Mekelle airstrikes
Part of the October 2021 Tigray offensive
of the Tigray War
TypeAirstrike
Location
13°29′38″N 39°27′58″E / 13.494°N 39.466°E / 13.494; 39.466
Date18–22 October 2021
Executed by Ethiopian Air Force
Casualties4[1] killed
9[1] injured
Mekelle is located in Ethiopia
Mekelle
Mekelle
Location of Mekelle within Ethiopia

On 18 October 2021, the Ethiopian Air Force conducted two airstrikes on the city of Mekelle in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War.[2] 3 children were killed in the strikes.[3]

On 20 October, there were new air strikes targeting inhabited areas of Tigray's capital city.[4] A large enterprise, Mesfin Industrial Engineering, was also targeted.

Airstrikes continued on 21 and 22 October; the latter was nearby Mekelle University main campus, and Mekelle Airport and coincided with the landing time of a UN humanitarian flight. As a consequence, the UN cancelled further humanitarian flights to Mekelle.[5]

  1. ^ a b Gianluca Mezzofiore, Bethlehem Feleke, Barbara Arvanitidis and Sharon Braithwaite (19 October 2021). "Three children killed in airstrikes on Ethiopia's Tigray region, UN says". CNN. Retrieved 20 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Ethiopia conducts air strikes on capital of Tigray region". France 24. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Three children killed in strike on Ethiopia's Mekelle - UN". Reuters. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ^ The New Arab, 20 October: Ethiopia's Tigray region capital Mekelle hit by airstrike for second time in week
  5. ^ "UN cancels Tigray flights after Ethiopia government airstrike". www.msn.com.