UN Report Says Somali Soldiers Took Part in the Ongoing Conflict in Tigray
Posted: 08 Jun 2021, 07:42
ASMARA (HOL) - A UN report has said Somalis who were undergoing military training in Eritrea took part in the ongoing conflict in Tigray region in Ethiopia confirming similar claims by parents of the trainees and politicians in Somalia.
The UN Rapporteur report on the human rights situation in Eitrea said there was credible evidence that trainees were transported to Ethiopia as part of Eritrean forces who were reinforcing Ethiopian federal and state forces.
“In addition to reports of the involvement of Eritrean troops in the Tigray conflict, the Special Rapporteur also received information and reports that Somali soldiers were moved from military training camps in Eritrea to the front line in Tigray, where they accompanied Eritrean troops as they crossed the Ethiopian border,” the report read in part.
The report which was distributed to the UN General Assembly on May 12 added that ‘Somali fighters were present around Aksum.’ Somali government has however denied reports of its citizen fighting in Tigray.
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The UN Rapporteur report on the human rights situation in Eitrea said there was credible evidence that trainees were transported to Ethiopia as part of Eritrean forces who were reinforcing Ethiopian federal and state forces.
“In addition to reports of the involvement of Eritrean troops in the Tigray conflict, the Special Rapporteur also received information and reports that Somali soldiers were moved from military training camps in Eritrea to the front line in Tigray, where they accompanied Eritrean troops as they crossed the Ethiopian border,” the report read in part.
The report which was distributed to the UN General Assembly on May 12 added that ‘Somali fighters were present around Aksum.’ Somali government has however denied reports of its citizen fighting in Tigray.
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