Tigray genocide

Tigray Genocide
Part of the Tigray war
Playground in Mekelle destroyed by an airstrike on 26 August 2022
Location	Tigray region, Ethiopia
Date	2020 – 2022
Target	Tigrayans, Kunama and Irob ethnic groups
Attack type	Genocide, mass murder, wartime rape, summary execution, ethnic cleansing, mass shooting, blocking of humanitarian aid
Deaths	162,000–600,000 civilians (per Ghent University)
Injured	Unknown
Victims	At least 120,000 women raped. Over 6 million Tigrayan people affected in various ways
Perpetrators	Ethiopian Government Forces Government Forces Amhara Special Forces Afar Special Forces
Motive	Ethnonationalism Centralisation Political repression Territorial expansion

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The Tigray genocide or Tigrai genocide refers to the alleged genocidal acts committed during the Tigray war in Ethiopia, which began in November 2020 and formally ended in November 2022, when the Pretoria Peace Agreement was agreed to. The conflict started when the regional government of Tigray sought greater autonomy, prompting a military intervention by the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and its allies, including the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) and regional militias.

The Tigray war erupted in November 2020 following a dispute between the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the ruling party of the Tigray Region, over the region's autonomy. The conflict resulted in thousands of deaths and a humanitarian crisis.