Guh massacre

The Guh massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Guh (Tigrinya: ጉሕ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 8 May 2021. Guh is a village that belongs to tabiya Debre Selam, woreda Hawzen, Eastern zone of Tigray. It is a small rural settlement on steep slopes below the fifth-century rock-hewn church of Abuna Yemata.

Guh massacre
Part of Tigray War
Abuna Yemata Guh monolithic church
Guh
Guh
Location of Guh in Tigray (Ethiopia)
LocationGuh (Tigrinya: ጉሕ), Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Date8 May 2021
TargetTigrayans
Attack type
Deaths19 civilians
Perpetrators Eritrean Defence Forces
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