Tigray Defense Forces
Tigrayan paramilitary force in Ethiopia
Tigray Defense Forces
The Tigray Defense Forces (TDF; Tigrinya: ሓይልታት ምክልኻል ትግራይ), colloquially called the Tigray Army (ሰራዊት ትግራይ), is a paramilitary organization located in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. It was founded by former generals of the Ethiopian military in 2020 to combat federal forces enforcing national government mandates in the Tigray region, culminating in the outbreak of the Tigray War that same year. Despite its conventional structure, the TDF has also utilized the use of asymmetrical warfare. Human rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have reported that the TDF has committed war crimes against civilians including gang rape and extrajudicial killings during their offensives and occupation of both the Afar and Amhara regions during the Tigray War. According to the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice, TDF combatants were found liable for upwards of 540 civilians casualties as of 28 December 2021.
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