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The Eritrean–Ethiopian War, [a] also known as the Badme War, [b] was a major armed conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea that took place from May 1998 to June 2000. After Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993, relations were initially friendly.
The Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict was a violent standoff and a proxy conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia lasting from 1998 to 2018. It consisted of a series of incidents along the then-disputed border; including the Eritrean–Ethiopian War of 1998–2000 and the subsequent Second Afar insurgency. [8]
13 May 1998 – In what Eritrean radio described as a "total war" policy, Ethiopia mobilized its forces for a full assault against Eritrea. [2] 5 June 1998 – the Eritrean air force attacked an elementary school in Mekelle that killed 49 of the students and their parents and the neighbors that came to help immediately. [3]
By Elias Biryabarema and Maggie Fick ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Eritrea has pulled troops back from the heavily militarised border with Ethiopia as a "gesture of reconciliation", the pro-government ...
Eritrea has pulled troops back from its heavily militarised border with Ethiopia as a "gesture of reconciliation", the pro-government Eritrean Press agency said on its Facebook page. There was no ...
After a series of armed incidents in which several Eritrean officials were killed near Badme, [4] on 6 May 1998, [5] a large Eritrean mechanized force entered the Badme region along the border of Eritrea and Ethiopia's northern Tigray Region, resulting in a firefight between the Eritrean soldiers and a Tigrayan militia and the Ethiopian police they encountered.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Taking the next step in their dramatic diplomatic thaw, the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea on Tuesday officially opened the border where a bloody war divided them ...
In February 1999, three clashes occurred between the aviation of Ethiopia and Eritrea. The events were part of the Badme War. During the clashes, Ethiopian Su-27s fought against Eritrean MiG-29s. There is a possibility that pilots from the former USSR participated in the battles, though this has been strongly disputed by local sources. In all ...