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Projectile event in Afar, Fanti-Zone 4 area, Ethiopia on Thu 5th August 2021

5th August 2021

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On 5 August 2021, the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) shelled internally displaced people (IDPs) settlement area in Gali Kuma of Teru Woreda (Fanti-Zone 4, Afar). It is estimated that more than 150 IDPs including children were killed due to this attack. It is believed that around 30,000 IDPS from Kelwan and Awara areas of Afar region were settled in Gali Kuma area at the time of the attack. Storage of humanitarian aid was also destroyed due to this attack.

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Ethiopia (ETH)

Afar ( Fanti-Zone 4 area )

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