Ethiopian nun speaks of widespread horror she and colleagues are seeing on a daily basis inside the heavily isolated region of Tigray

• ‘Bodies are left to be eaten by hyenas; girls as young as eight are being raped’

Thousands of women and girls are being targeted by the deliberate tactic of using rape as a weapon in the civil war that has erupted in Ethiopia, according to eyewitnesses.

In a rare account from inside the heavily isolated region of Tigray, where communications with the outside world are being deliberately cut off, an Ethiopian nun has spoken of the widespread horror she and her colleagues are seeing on a daily basis since a savage war erupted six months ago.

Related: The Guardian view on the war in Ethiopia: Tigray’s civilians need protection | Editorial

Related: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified

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