Dispatches from Tigray: Ethiopia’s War Torn Region’s Muted Cries for Cessation
Posted: 24 Feb 2021, 23:05
It has been more than three months since the northern province of Ethiopia was plunged into the depths of hell by the belligerence of desperados known as the TPLF and the predictable reprisal by the Ethiopian National Defense Force. Though I initially supported Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s campaign to bring the TPLF to justice, after I realized that his was a crusade that included collective punishment, I stopped being a proponent of what I considered a legal action and became a fierce critic of Ethiopia’s erstwhile Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
The moment of clarity arrived after the ENDF repatriated Mek’ele in December only for Abiy to continue his total war by turning Tigray into a no-go zone for journalists and humanitarians alike. Within short order, it became evident why Tigray was transformed into North Korea; Abiy was trying to hide the level of horrors that were being unleashed in Shire, Axum, Adigrat and beyond. The internet blackout was meant to stifle developments that are taking place in the war torn region of Ethiopia from reaching the world.
It has been more than 90 days and Tigray is still in the dark ages as homes and businesses alike are ravaged by blackouts. The things we take for granted are luxuries for Tigrayans; a region that was once the hub of Ethiopia has been turned into an ocean of distress. Children have to sleep at night with bombs exploding in their neighborhoods, parents have to navigate between bullets and missiles in order provide for their children with each day witnesses the wholesale relocation of civilians as they seek safety in refugee camps. Marauding bandits have weaponized rape in order to terrorize families and induce fears upon non-combatants...continued...
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The moment of clarity arrived after the ENDF repatriated Mek’ele in December only for Abiy to continue his total war by turning Tigray into a no-go zone for journalists and humanitarians alike. Within short order, it became evident why Tigray was transformed into North Korea; Abiy was trying to hide the level of horrors that were being unleashed in Shire, Axum, Adigrat and beyond. The internet blackout was meant to stifle developments that are taking place in the war torn region of Ethiopia from reaching the world.
It has been more than 90 days and Tigray is still in the dark ages as homes and businesses alike are ravaged by blackouts. The things we take for granted are luxuries for Tigrayans; a region that was once the hub of Ethiopia has been turned into an ocean of distress. Children have to sleep at night with bombs exploding in their neighborhoods, parents have to navigate between bullets and missiles in order provide for their children with each day witnesses the wholesale relocation of civilians as they seek safety in refugee camps. Marauding bandits have weaponized rape in order to terrorize families and induce fears upon non-combatants...continued...
READ FULL ARTICLE AT: https://ghionjournal.com/dispatches-fro ... -ethiopia/