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OMNA TIGRAY – MARCH 2022 SITUATION REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY March 4, 2022 marked 16 months since the beginning of Ethiopia and Eritrea’s genocidal war on Tigray. National forces from Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia and troops and militia from neighboring Afar and Amhara regions have used armaments supplied by Turkey, China, Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to carry out this genocidal […]
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OMNA TIGRAY – FEBRUARY 2022 SITUATION REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY It has been more than 450 days since a devastating genocidal war was declared on the 7 million people of Tigray. For over 14 months, this war has been waged on the ground by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), forces from the neighboring Amhara and Afar regions of Ethiopia, foreign troops from […]
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INTERNET BLACKOUT IN ETHIOPIA’S TIGRAY REGION
FEBRUARY 2022 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On November 4, 2020, the Ethiopian government and its allies declared a genocidal war on Ethiopia’s northernmost region, Tigray. As military forces encircled Tigray and brutally invaded the region, the Ethiopian government promptly shut down telecommunication and internet services. Since then, connectivity in Tigray has been sporadic and intermittent at best […]
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OMNA TIGRAY – JANUARY 2022 SITUATION REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Upon the 14th month of the Tigray genocide orchestrated by the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments, which has included extrajudicial killings, massacres, weaponized sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), detention, torture and execution, and wholesale destruction, the humanitarian crisis in Tigray continues unabated. The region remains isolated and under siege, leaving survivors of these atrocities […]
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OMNA TIGRAY – DECEMBER 2021 SITUATION REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY More than a year into the state-sanctioned genocidal war on Tigray, the ensuing humanitarian catastrophe continues to endanger the lives of millions. After declaring war on the region of Tigray on November 4, 2020, the Ethiopian government, along with its allies, Eritrean forces, and Amhara special forces and militias, have overseen a campaign […]
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OMNA TIGRAY – NOVEMBER 2021 SITUATION REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY November 4, 2021, marks one year since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared a genocidal war on the people of Tigray, the northernmost region of the Ethiopian federation, home to an estimated 7 million people. Since November 4, 2020, in partnership with Eritrean dictator Isaias Afwerki and leaders from the neighbouring Amhara regional […]
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OMNA TIGRAY – OCTOBER 2021 SITUATION REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY It has been 11 months since Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared war on the people of Tigray. As Tigray approaches the one-year mark of the beginning of this war, the humanitarian catastrophe Abiy and his partner, Eritrean dictator Isaias Afwerki, have unleashed is unparalleled in its magnitude and severity. Conservative reports indicate […]
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OMNA TIGRAY – SEPTEMBER 2021 SITUATION REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY It has now been more than nine months since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared war on the people and region of Tigray. In the 300+ days of this genocidal war, Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF), and Amhara regional forces and militias have unleashed immeasurable devastation on the people […]
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OMNA TIGRAY – AUGUST 2021 SITUATION REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On June 28, 2021, nearly eight months after the declaration of war on the region and people of Tigray, the military and political dynamics on the ground changed dramatically. The Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) took over control of Mekelle and many other parts of Tigray on June 28, 2021, after the retreat of […]
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OMNA TIGRAY – JULY 2021 SITUATION REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the official declaration of war on November 4, 2020, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF), and Amhara forces have wreaked havoc in Tigray, committing atrocities that amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of genocide. This brutal war has caused immense human suffering with countless reports […]
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