Ethiopian civil war: Alarming increase in children killed and injured by explosive devices

2022 Mar Thu 09:32
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Conflict raging in remote Tigrayan towns leaves civilians with life-changing injuries and healthcare centers devastated.
Fatuma Hussein, 40, brings her granddaughter, Fatuma Abdi, 7, for treatment after her left leg was injured by explosives that were left close to their house during the fight between the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces - Photo: Reuters
A severely malnourished child drinks from a bottle, at a camp for internally displaced people in Afdera town, Afar region, Ethiopia, February 23, 2022 - Photo: Reuters
Dawud Ali, 8, sleeps next to his uncle, Mohammed Ali, 40, after losing fingers from explosives that were left close to his house in the aftermath of the fight between the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces - Photo: Reuters
An internally displaced family who fled their home in Berhale due to fighting between the Afar Special Forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces sit in front of their shelter at a makeshift compound in Afdera town, Ethiopia - Photo: Reuters
Ayisha Abdu, 8, receives treatment after losing her left hand caused by explosives that were left close to her house in the aftermath of fighting between the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces - Photo: Reuters
Ali Asyalo, 14, receives treatment after losing his right leg from grenade explosives during fighting between the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) and theTigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces - Photo: Reuters