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Zamr massacre
Part of Tigray War
ZamrShow map of Tigray RegionZamrShow map of EthiopiaLocation of Zamr in Tigray (Ethiopia)
Location	Zamr (Tigrinya: ዛምር), Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Date	3 March 2021
Target	Tigrayan youth
Attack type	Mass killing Ethnic cleansing
Deaths	7 civilians
Perpetrators	Eritrean Defence Forces

The Zamr massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Zamr (Tigrinya: ዛምር) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 3 March 2021. Zamr is a village that belongs to tabiya Simret, woreda Bizet, Eastern zone of Tigray.

Massacre

The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed seven civilian youngsters in Zamr (Central Tigray) on 3 March 2021.

Perpetrators

AssenaTV reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being Eritrean soldiers.

Victims

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions seven victims of this massacre, all of whom have been identified.

Reactions

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”, that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly regarding its Annex A, that lists massacres in the Tigray War.

After months of denial by the Ethiopian authorities that massacres occurred in Tigray, a joint investigation by OHCHR and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission was announced in March 2021.

While the Ethiopian government promised that Eritrean troops will be pulled out from Tigray, the Eritrean government denies any participation in warfare in Tigray, let alone in massacres.

References

1. ^ Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
2. ^ TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
3. The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
4. EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region
5. CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre
6. The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified
7. France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe
8. DW, 19 March 2021: Fact check: Are other nations involved in the war in Tigray?

External links

• World Peace Foundation: Starving Tigray

v t e Tigray war
Background	History History of Western Tigray Welkait question 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia Eritrean–Ethiopian War border conflict Elections in Ethiopia 2005 election / violence 2014–16 Oromo protests 2016–18 state of emergency Resignation of Hailemariam Desalegn Prelude Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present) 2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit Tripartite Agreement Formation of the Prosperity Party COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia Hachalu Hundessa riots 2020 Tigray regional election
Timeline	Northern Command attacks Battle of Humera Asmara rocket attacks Mekelle offensive Operation Alula TDF–OLA joint offensive 2021–2022 Ethiopian state of emergency ENDF National Unity Offensive Battle of Shire
Impact	Reactions 2021 Ethiopian general election Spillover Sudan 2022 al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia
Peace process	Overview Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement Interim Administration
Groups	Key actors Ethiopian federal government  Eritrea Involvement  Tigray / TPLF  Amhara  Afar Institutions Ethiopian National Defense Force Transitional Government of Tigray Tigray Defense Forces Eritrean Defence Forces Militias Fano UFEFCF Human rights organisations EHRC Inquiry Board Non-state EHRCO ERCS HRCE Seb Hidri Yikono
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