Security

Drone strikes kill seven civilians, including parents and children, in Tigray

AI SUMMARY

Two separate drone strikes in northwestern Tigray's Medebay Terer killed seven civilians and injured six others in October.

Two drone strikes in Medebay Terer, Tahtay Koraro woreda in northwestern Tigray, killed seven civilians and injured six others on October 9 and October 21.
The first strike on October 9 at Medebay Terer clinic killed a husband and wife who were accompanying their daughter in labor, and injured four other people.
The drone struck three times in succession, following the couple as they attempted to escape from the initial blast.
The second strike on October 21 hit a residential home at around 9:00 p.m., killing five family members including a father and his four children, among them an eight-year-old girl.
The mother survived this second strike because she was outside preparing food, while two other family members were injured and treated at a hospital in Shire.
Recent drone strikes across Tigray have intensified amid renewed fighting following the collapse of the November 2022 Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement.
Humanitarian operations, educational facilities, and media infrastructure have also been targeted, prompting Human Rights Watch to demand investigations into potential war crimes.