Adi Daero school airstrike explained

Adi Daero school airstrike
Partof:	Tigray War
Type:	Airstrike
Location:	Adi Daero, La'ilay Adiyabo Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Map Type:	Ethiopia
Fatalities:	50-65+ internally displaced people
Injuries:	70+

On 4 October 2022, the Ethiopian National Defense Force launched an airstrike at a school housing internally displaced people in the town of Adi Daero in La'ilay Adiyabo, killing more than 50 and injuring at least 70 others.^[1] According to Tigrayan authorities and some witnesses the death toll was at least 65. The attack is one of the deadliest in the Tigray War.^[2]

Response

In January, the United Nations reportedly sent a letter to Ethiopia's government, informing them of locations being used to house IDPs, including the school in Adi Daero.^[1] Billene Seyoum, the spokesperson of Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, did not comment on the letter.^[1]

See also

• Dedebit Elementary School airstrike (January 2022)
• Mekelle kindergarten airstrike (August 2022)

Notes and References

1. News: Ross . Aaron . 5 October 2022 . U.N. told Ethiopia in January that school hit in air strike housed displaced people -humanitarian sources . Heinrich . Mark .
2. News: Reporting by Nairobi Newsroom . 5 October 2022 . More than 50 killed in northern Ethiopia air strike -aid workers and Tigray forces . Reuters . Heinrich . Mark .