Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Ethiopia claims TPLF fighters, not civilians, died in Tigray mass killing” – below is their description.
Ethiopia says the majority of the people killed during a mass killing in the war-torn Tigray region last year were fighters – and not civilians – as reported by rights groups.
Officials have presented new findings relating to a mass killing in the city of Axum in late November.
The officials say 93 people were killed by forces from neighbouring Eritrea and they were mostly from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports.
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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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Eritrea officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in Eastern Africa, with its capital at Asmara. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. The nation has a total area of approximately 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi), and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands.
Eritrea is a multi-ethnic country, with nine recognized ethnic groups in its population of around five and a half million. Eritrea has nine national languages which are Tigrinya language, Tigre, Afar, Beja, Bilen, Kunama, Nara, Saho. Most people in the territory adhere to Christianity or Islam, with a small minority adhering to traditional faiths.
Eritrea gained de jure independence in 1993 after an independence referendum. National legislative and presidential elections have never been held since independence.
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