US imposes sanctions on Eritrea's army chief for taking part in rights abuses in neighbouring Ethiopia's war-scarred Tigray region
Troops in Eritrean uniforms are seen on top of a truck near the town of Adigrat, Ethiopia, March 14, 2021.
Forces under Filipos' command are responsible for "massacres, looting, and sexual assaults," the Treasury Department said in a statement. "In the circumstances, Eritrea calls on the US Administration to bring the case to an independent adjudication if it indeed has facts to prove its false allegations."
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