The timeline that emerges tells of two rounds of bloodletting in Mai Kadra and ethnic violence that spilled across western Tigray. The first killings in Mai Kadra were committed by ethnic Tigrayans against Amharas, the reporting showed. Witnesses to the Mai Kadra killings and expulsions spoke of heroism and betrayal on both sides. Fano militiamen set fire to homes and told Tigrayan residents to get out if they wanted to live, seven Tigrayan witnesses told Reuters. DIFFERENT PATHSIn Mai Kadra, the lives of three women who survived – Mebale, Agerie and Bayesh – have taken different paths.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 07, 2021 09:56 UTC