The International Rescue Committee said on Saturday one of Its aid workers were among three civilians killed in a attack in Tigray, where Ethiopian and Eritrean forces launched offensive.
The attack Event in Shire citynorthwest of Tigray, which was bombed for several days in joint batch against Rebels from the war-torn region, humanitarian and diplomatic sources say.
IRC, based in the United States organization This helps people in He said humanitarian crises one of Its employees died “of injuries they sustained during the attack” on Friday during the delivery of aid to women And the children.
He was another employee of the International Rescue Committee also injured in The attack also reported that other civilians were killed and three wounded.”
Aid workers and civilians should You will never be a target.”
Shire and its 100,000 inhabitants were “subject to constant heavy artillery bombardment and air hits all this week caused Victims and property human factor in The city In an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Civilians began to flee the Shire in masses on friday source added on condition of Anonymity.
boom in Violence and Reports of Civilian victims in I annoyed Shire international communityThis prompted the two sides to stop fighting and negotiate peace talks led by the African Union.
‘Panic about the reports of Ongoing violence, including targeting of civilians in #Shire #Tigray, “A foreigner in the European Union policy The head of Josep Borrell wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
Real peace efforts don’t do that amount to increase military Attacks and no provocation. respect international the law is not option – It’s a commitment for All.”
secretary of Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States was “deep concerned over Reports of Increased violence and loss of Life, random targeting of Civilians and destruction in dispute in Northern Ethiopia, particularly around the Shire”.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres was “dangerous.” concerned about escalation of Fighting in Tigray that has a devastating effect on His spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said: in Saturday statement.
Scapegoat
The fight came around the shire like the United States special Envoy Mike Hammer has arrived in Addis Ababa to pay for The end of nearly two years of The war between Ethiopia and its allies and rebels from Tigray.
International efforts to try to bring peace to northern Ethiopia intensified after the resumption of fighting in Late August, the armistice was ruptured, halting aid in the stricken Tigray.
Both Prime Minister Abi Ahmed government The Tigrayan authorities accepted the African Union’s invitation to negotiate.
But scheduled talks start last weekend in South Africa failed take place with Diplomats who suggested logistical issues were partly to blame.
Hammer said Eritrea’s return to conflict – it took sides with Ethiopia in early stages of War – has complicated Matters, the United States among other countries demanded its troops to withdraw.
Eritrea said the US and EU had “desperately tried to downplay and whitewash” the section of Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in the war.
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front dominated Ethiopia coalition for Decades before my father came power in 2018, a historic event enemy of Eritrea.
“The stunt has always included unwarranted accusations and scapegoating. of Eritrea said in a letter dated Saturday and addressed to the United States posted on The website of Eritrea Ministry of Information.
Conflict broke out in November 2020 when my father was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize winner – Send forces to overthrow the rule of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front party in Tigray accused of launch attacks on Army camps.
Unknown numbers have been killed in The war that caused a humanitarian disaster in northern ethiopia, with more from two million people forced by them homes and hundreds of Thousands on the verge of starvation, UN says.
