3/21/2024 0 Comments Ethiopian old music playlist![]() ![]() They estimate about 200 civilians were killed here. PERALTA: When we get to the church, we see more graves. And just before they retreated, he says, they looted the church and killed indiscriminately.ĪBERA DEMAS: (Through interpreter) They don't have any respect, and they are, like, wild. He says rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front took over the town, and then a counterattack from the government pushed them out. He says the town, Chena, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia saw intense fighting. So many soldiers died that they were buried in a hurry.Ībera Demas is one of the town's Ethiopian Orthodox priests. Out of one mound, there's a skull dragged out by wild animals so all that is left are teeth and bones. We see them everywhere we walk - under trees, on the side of the road. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Someone is buried here. And no matter where we turn, we smell decomposing bodies. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: This is a burial place. And a warning - this story does contain graphic descriptions of violence.ĮYDER PERALTA, BYLINE: In the middle of all the green vegetation, villagers show me a clearing dotted with mounds of dirt. NPR's Eyder Peralta has traveled near the front lines to report. And a dispute over land has spiraled into a brutal conflict within the region. It's a complicated conflict with origins that are centuries old. Ethiopia's civil war is entering a second year. ![]()
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