Zalambessa massacre

Zalambessa massacre
Part of Tigray War
Zalambessa is located in Tigray Region
Zalambessa
Zalambessa
Zalambessa is located in Ethiopia
Zalambessa
Zalambessa
Location of Zalambessa in Ethiopia
LocationZalambessa, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Date13 November 2020
TargetTigrayans
Attack type
Deaths56 civilians, up to 72 civilians[1]
PerpetratorsEthiopia Ethiopian National Defence Force
Eritrea Eritrean Defence Forces

The Zalambessa massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Zalambessa in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 13 November 2020, with some aftermath killings up to 19 November.[1][2] Zalambessa is a town at the Eritrean border, woreda Gulomahda, Eastern zone of Tigray.

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  2. ^ Associated Press, 15 November 2021: 'You can't even cry loudly': Counting Ethiopia's war dead