Grim aftermath of Ethiopian battle offers rare clues about brutal war

Light filters through the bullet-ridden roof of a classroom where the bodies of at least 27 dead soldiers from Ethiopia's military are lying in the village of Sheweate Hugum in south-central Tigray, Ethiopia, July 10, 2021. REUTERS/Giulia Paravicini

SHEWEATE HUGUM, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Burned-out military vehicles, boxes of ammunition and the bodies of scores of federal troops were still scattered along the dirt road that runs through the Ethiopian village of Sheweate Hugum three weeks after the fighting subsided.

Beside them lay the leftovers of lives cut short: family photographs, school diplomas, Ethiopian flags. (for Photo Essay please click on: https://reut.rs/3kWbsOp)