Gira Aras massacre

The Gira Aras massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Gira Aras (Tigrinya: ግራዓረስ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, around 22 April 2021. Gira Aras is a village that belongs to woreda Hawzen, Eastern zone of Tigray.

Gira Aras massacre
Part of Tigray War
Gira Aras
Gira Aras
Location of Gira Aras in Tigray (Ethiopia)
LocationGira Aras (Tigrinya: ግራዓረስ), Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Date22 April 2021
TargetTigrayans
Attack type
Deaths12 civilians
Perpetrators Ethiopian National Defence Force
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