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Ethiopian forces shoot at UN as Government refuses independent inquiry into civil conflict
Ethiopia’s Government has confirmed security forces shot at and detained United Nations workers trying to reach part of the embattled Tigray region.
Key points:
- Humanitarian aid still has not reached the region more than a week after an agreement was reached
- Allegations have been made of atrocities on both sides, including at least one massacre
- The lack of transparency is making verifying the allegations impossible
It comes as the Government is rejecting calls for independent investigations into the deadly conflict in the region, saying it “doesn’t need a babysitter”.
Senior official Redwan Hussein told reporters the UN staffers “broke” two checkpoints to go to areas where “they were not supposed to go”.
He said the staffers had since been…
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