2021 Mekelle airstrikes
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On 18 October 2021, the Ethiopian Air Force conducted two airstrikes on the city of Mekelle in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War.[2] 3 children were killed in the strikes.[3]
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2021 Mekelle airstrikes | |
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Part of the October 2021 Tigray offensive of the Tigray War | |
Type | Airstrike |
Location | Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia 13.494°N 39.466°E / 13.494; 39.466 |
Date | 18–22 October 2021 |
Executed by | Ethiopian Air Force |
Casualties | 4[1] killed 9[1] injured |
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On 20 October, there were new air strikes targeting inhabited areas of Tigray's capital city.[4] A large enterprise, Mesfin Industrial Engineering, was also targeted.
Airstrikes continued on 21 and 22 October; the latter was nearby Mekelle University main campus, and Mekelle Airport and coincided with the landing time of a UN humanitarian flight. As a consequence, the UN cancelled further humanitarian flights to Mekelle.[5]