Sunday, March 16, 2025

Civilian Death and Injuries from Airstrikes in Tigray War

 Population Health Metrics published on 14 March 2025 a study titled "Civilian Death and Injury from Airstrikes: Evidence from the War in Tigray, Ethiopia" by Mulugeta Gebregziabher et al.  

The study assessed the impact of airstrikes on civilians from June 2021 until November 2022 during the war between the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front.  A total of 1,143 casualties from airstrikes were reported from six zones and 24 districts of Tigray Region.  Almost a third of the victims were children under the age of 18 and 45 percent of the casualties were female.