There are people who are missing," Sewnet, the local administrator, told Reuters by phone. But we think the number might be higher. They were all innocent farmers. Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in the region as Tigrayan forces have advanced."So far we have recovered 120 bodies. A spokesperson for Tigrayan forces did not immediately respond to a request for comment on what is the first report of Tigrayan forces killing a large number of civilians since seizing territory in Amhara. 1 and 2, said Sewnet Wubalem, the local administrator in Dabat, and Chalachew Dagnew, spokesperson of the nearby city of Gondar.
During the war, regional forces and militiamen from the Amhara region have sought to settle a decades-old land dispute between the Amhara and Tigray regions.Amhara forces have seized control of western parts of Tigray and driven tens of thousands of Tigrayans from their homes. Fighting spread in July from the Tigray region into the neighbouring regions of Amhara and Afar, also in the country's north.Amid the conflict, relations between the ethnic Amharas and Tigrayans have deteriorated sharply. Since then, thousands have been killed and more than 2 million have fled their homes. HUMANITARIAN CRISISWar broke out 10 months ago between Ethiopia's federal troops and forces loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which controls the Tigray region. Reuters was unable to independently verify the accounts.Getachew Reda, spokesperson for the Tigrayan forces, has previously denied to Reuters that the forces have committed crimes against civilians while seizing territory in Amhara over the past month.
20.(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed. Convoy of trucks bearing food and other aid was permitted to enter Tigray for the first time since Aug. And Western governments that it is deliberately impeding the delivery of lifesaving assistance. Has said a de facto aid blockade on the Tigray region, where some 400,000 people are already in famine conditions, has worsened an already dire humanitarian crisis.The Ethiopian government has repeatedly denied allegations by the U.N. Government's humanitarian agency said last week Tigrayan forces had in recent weeks looted its warehouses in parts of Amhara.Responding on Twitter to the agency's statement on looting, Getachew Reda, the Tigrayan forces' spokesperson, wrote: "While we cannot vouch for every unacceptable behavior of off-grid fighters in such matters, we have evidence that such looting is mainly orchestrated by local individuals & groups." The U.N.
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