Historical Events tagged with "aksum"

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Military & Warfare

Massacre of Civilians in Aksum, Ethiopia

November 28th, 2020 4 years ago

In Aksum, Ethiopia, over seven hundred civilians were killed by the Ethiopian National Defense Force and the Eritrean Army. The incident took place amid ongoing conflicts that erupted in the Tigray region. The motivations behind the attack remain tied to the larger context of the Tigray War, where political and ethnic tensions have escalated since the outbreak of hostilities.

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