What the records say
- When
- 29 Jan 2024 – 30 Jan 2024
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 50
- Coordinates
- 11.41° N, 37.16° E
- Description
- 29-30 January 2024 massacre in Merawi in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia
Merawi massacre
2024 massacre in Ethiopia
The Merawi massacre was the extrajudicial killing and massacre of 50 to 100 residents in the town of Merawi in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia by the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), between 29 and 30 January 2024. The massacre occurred after an attack on an Ethiopian military garrison by the Fano militia. Four survivors attributed the motivation for the massacre as revenge for the Fano attack.
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