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Rights Group Reports Over 70 Civilians Likely Killed in Southern Tigray and Kobo Conflict
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AI SUMMARY
Priority for Human Rights Ethiopia reports that over 70 civilians may have been killed amid ongoing conflict in Southern Tigray and Kobo, while civilians face severe humanitarian shortages and forced recruitment.
- Over 70 civilians are reported likely killed in ongoing conflict around Alamata, Maichew, and Kobo in Southern Tigray.
- Residents in Sheraro, Shire, and Axum in the North Western Zone of Tigray face severe shortages of food, water, and cash.
- Armed forces are urged to fulfill their obligation to distinguish between civilians and combatants.
- The federal government and armed groups are called upon to protect civilians, halt forced military recruitment, investigate human rights abuses, and stop attacks on residential areas.
- Forced military recruitment ignoring age and physical condition, extending to elderly individuals up to 55 years old, is occurring in rural Tigray.
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