Eritrean atrocities reported in Tigray

NAIROBI, Kenya — Eritrean troops have continued killing dozens of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and committing other abuses weeks after the two main warring parties signed a peace deal, according to an official document seen by The Associated Press.

The forces from neighboring Eritrea, which has fought alongside Ethiopia’s military in the two-year conflict, killed 111 civilians and injured another 103 in the eastern zone of Tigray, according to information compiled between Nov. 17-25 by the Tigray Emergency Center.

The report also states there were 39 “kidnapping/disappearances” of civilians by Eritrean forces and “widespread looting,” including the destruction of 241 houses. One of the kidnapped civilians was later found dead.

The abuses threaten to harm the deal struck in South Africa between Ethiopia’s government and Tigray leaders on Nov. 2.

Aid has started to reach Tigray since the deal was signed, but aid workers can only access 54 of 104 camps for displaced people in Tigray, according to the report. Yet, some observers remain hopeful that the deal will be implemented.