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HRW Reports Casualties and Health Facility Closures in Tigray Amid Escalation, Ethiopian Defense Forces Enter Axum
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AI SUMMARY
Human Rights Watch reported civilian casualties and health facility closures due to shelling in southern Tigray as federal forces advanced into Aksum amid renewed northern conflict and regional tensions.
- Human Rights Watch received reports of civilians killed and injured by shelling in southern Tigray.
- Shelling forced several health facilities to close, restricting essential medical access.
- The rights organization did not provide a confirmed casualty toll or identify the party responsible for the shelling.
- Human Rights Watch called for independent monitoring, communications restoration, and safe humanitarian access.
- Médecins Sans Frontières reported a sharp increase in war-wounded patients at supported hospitals in Korem and Alamata.
- On the other hand, ACLED documented the entry of Ethiopian National Defense Forces and Tigray Peace Force fighters into Aksum on October 14, 2026.
- TPLF-aligned fighters withdrew from Aksum and remained in the mountainous rural areas of Adet and Chila.
- TPF spokesperson Solomon Hailemariam claimed Eritrean troops suffered substantial casualties, an allegation rejected by Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel.
- ACLED reported that Eritrean forces withdrew from the Zalambessa-Fatsi corridor and crossed back into Eritrea on October 12.
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