Ethiopia Insight published on 16 January 2023 a commentary titled "Because of the War, Many Tigrayans No Longer Identify with Ethiopia" by Asmelash Yohannes Teklu, former head of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission office in Tigray.
The author argues that during the civil war thousands of Tigrayans were slaughtered by federal troops, Amhara militia, and Eritrean soldiers. Others have experienced atrocities. As a result, the author says many Tigrayans "have now completely rejected their Ethiopian identity."
