In early January 2021, Ethiopian soldiers carried out a mass extrajudicial killing in a village near the Christian monastery of Debre Abay in Tigray.
Yesterday, the Telegraph reported about a leaked video, a four minute clip, of the massacre at Debre Abay by Ethiopian soldiers. In the clip, as Ethiopian soldiers walk among the dead and dying bodies of unarmed Tigrayan villagers, the cameraman, presumably a soldier, says to his fellow soldier in Amharic, “You should have finished off the survivors” (ref. 1).
What’s to be said about this?
For a start, this goes to show that the Geneva Conventions have become irrelevant.
The video obtained by the Telegraph is not the only one. Apparently, Tigrayan media and supporters of Tigray on social media have published other videos of the same atrocity.
Most of these videos have been filmed by Ethiopian soldiers, and then leaked. The question to ask is, why?
As I see it, Abiy Ahmed Ali is trying to terrorise the TPLF into capitulating.
A few days ago, a Kenyan paper reported that the TPLF is still very much in the fight (ref. 2). Their latest military operations in Juwamare and Adi-Chilo killed a total of 502 soldiers of the federal government and Eritrea, and what is more the same operations resulted in the capture of vehicles, weapons and ammunition.
Yesterday, the latest from Reuters is that the TPLF has offered to commence peace talks with the government of Abiy Ahmed Ali (ref. 3). The TPLF has laid out eight conditions for the commencement of peace talks, notably the appointment of an international mediator and unimpeded access for humanitarian aid to Tigray.
Clearly, the TPLF is trying to alleviate the plight of their people, including the threat of mass starvation, the widespread rape of defenceless women, and the extrajudicial killing of unarmed civilians. While the TPLF remains intact as a combat force, perhaps the terrorist tactics of Abiy Ahmed Ali are starting to affect its resolve. You can see here that one side is good and noble; and the other is evil and unnecessarily cruel.
So far the government of Abiy Ahmed Ali has not responded to this gesture of peace from the TPLF.
It is interesting that there has been a border clash between Ethiopia and North Sudan. Of course, any conflict between Ethiopia and North Sudan would draw the adversary’s forces away from Tigray and give the TPLF time and space.
More recently, Egypt has entered the picture on the side of North Sudan (ref. 5). There is talk that Egypt has drawn a red line, as it did over Sirte Libya (ref. 6): Egypt has set an ultimatum to Turkey not to side with Ethiopia, against North Sudan.
Egypt and North Sudan and Ethiopia are also embroiled in a dispute over the Renaissance Dam, which is prophetic (ref. Isaiah 19:6). But concerning Isaiah 19:6, the situation is currently in reverse. When the time comes for Isaiah 19:6 to be fulfilled, Egypt will be Islamic and Ethiopia will be non-Islamic.
Right now, Egypt is led by Al-Sisi, who is fighting ISIS, which explains why his name is the literal reverse of ISIS.
A war between Egypt and North Sudan on one side and Ethiopia and Turkey on the other should lead Ethiopia, which is Cush, to the border of Israel (ref. Daniel 11:43).
Militarily, Egypt is arguably the strongest in Africa. Yet at the time of the end, Egypt will not be able to withstand the beast with seven heads and ten horns.
He [the Assyrian] shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown… He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
Daniel 11:41-42
And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
Isaiah 19:4
When Egypt falls to the beast, prophetically the Nile will be turned far away.
And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up. And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of the defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
Isaiah 19:5-6
What does this mean? This means, a force that opposes the Antichrist will take control of Ethiopia, especially the area around the Renaissance Dam. Who else can this be if not the Tigray People’s Liberation Front?
I should also mention now that after Egypt falls to Islamists, it will be the Israel Defence Force based in the modern-day stronghold of the Negev, which is Judah, that will recover Egypt.
In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it. And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it.
Isaiah 19:16-17
This will be possible because something else will happen that will lift the siege against Judah (ref. Zechariah 12:2). The siege of the beast with seven heads and ten horns will be lifted when the kings of the east enter the arena!
… I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
Zephaniah 3:20
At that time, the archangel Michael will also fight for Israel.
In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
Zechariah 12:8
Around then, the TPLF will do significant things for the LORD of hosts. I suppose this is why the name of the leader of the TPLF is Debretsion Gebremichael, which literally means “Mount Zion” and “Servant of the archangel Michael”.
Thus, in due time, Tigray will prevail.
References:
1. Zecharias Zelalem (19 February 2021), “‘You should have finished off the survivors’: Ethiopian army implicated in brutal war crime video”, telegraph.co.uk
2. Nation Team (18 February 2021), “Ethiopia: TPLF claims killing hundreds of government troops”, nation.africa
3. Reuters (20 February 2021), “Ethiopia’s regional Tigray forces name conditions for peace with government”, reuters.com
4. Sadik Kedir Abdu (16 February 2021), “Ethiopia to welcome mediation of Turkey with Sudan”, aa.com.tr
5. Ayah Aman (26 January 2021), “How Egypt is supporting Sudan in border conflict”, al-monitor.com
6. MyViewsOnNews, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_B0RrwJa1I