Mahibere Degue (), also transliterated as Mahbere Dego is a historical town in

Tigray region The Tigray Region, officially the Tigray National Regional State, is the northernmost regional state in Ethiopia. The Tigray Region is the homeland of the Tigrayan, Irob, and Kunama people. Its capital and largest city is Mekelle. Tigray is ...

al state,

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. It is located 12.5 km south of the city of

Axum Axum, or Aksum (pronounced: ), is a town in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia with a population of 66,900 residents (as of 2015). It is the site of the historic capital of the Aksumite Empire, a naval and trading power that ruled the whole region ...

. The town is known for its

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, Enda Tsadkan ("Home of the Saints"), which is a popular

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attraction. Residents of the town engage in trade and

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activities in the surrounding villages. Siwa, a tasty local drink, is a favourite, and is a popular

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The Mahbere Dego massacre

The

Ethiopian National Defense Force The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) ( am, የኢፌዲሪ መከላከያ ሠራዊት, Ye’īfēdērī mekelakeya šerawīt, lit=FDRE Defense Force) is the military force of Ethiopia. Civilian control of the military is carried out t ...

(ENDF) killed dozens of civilians in Mahbere Dego in January 2021.CNN, 2 April 2021
'Two bullets is enough' - Analysis of Tigray massacre video raises questions for Ethiopian Army
/ref> The massacres occurred in a similar way as so many massacres in the Tigray War. The ENDF targeted civilians, especially male, in this case merchants, farmers, often brothers or father and son. They filmed the killings, and, exceptionally, a whistleblower transmitted the videos t
Tigrai Media House

Dozens of unarmed civilian men were grouped in the wilderness outside of the town, driven to a cliff edge and executed by the Ethiopian soldiers. Thanks to the particular

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of the surroundings, the imagery could be geolocated.Bellingcat, 1 April 2021
Mahbere Dego: Clues to a Clifftop Massacre in Ethiopia
/ref>Citizen Evidence Lab, 9 April 2021
How to Crack Complex Geolocation Challenges: A Case Study of the Mahibere Dego Massacre
/ref> After factchecking the footage of the massacres was published by

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and

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.BBC, 1 April 2021
Evidence suggests Ethiopian military carried out massacre in Tigray
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On 27 June CNN published more video material they received from Tigrai Media House, identifying one of the filming soldiers as "Fafi" and naming his brigade and division. In the extended video Fafi himself is seen taking part in the executions.

References

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