| 2021 Mekelle airstrikes | |
|---|---|
| Part of the October 2021 Tigray offensive of the Tigray War | |
| Type | Airstrike |
| Location | Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia 13°29′38″N 39°27′58″E / 13.494°N 39.466°E |
| Date | 18–22 October 2021 |
| Executed by |  Ethiopian Air Force |
| Casualties | 4[1] killed 9[1] injured |
  Mekelle Location of Mekelle within Ethiopia | |
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]
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]
- ^ a b Gianluca Mezzofiore, Bethlehem Feleke, Barbara Arvanitidis and Sharon Braithwaite (19 October 2021). "Three children killed in airstrikes on Ethiopia's Tigray region, UN says". CNN. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ethiopia conducts air strikes on capital of Tigray region". France 24. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Three children killed in strike on Ethiopia's Mekelle - UN". Reuters. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ The New Arab, 20 October: Ethiopia's Tigray region capital Mekelle hit by airstrike for second time in week
- ^ "UN cancels Tigray flights after Ethiopia government airstrike". www.msn.com.