1998 Eritrean invasion of Ethiopia

Beginning of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War January 2023 Eritrean invasion of Ethiopia the Eritrean–Ethiopian War 6 May – 17 June 1998 Eritrea–Ethiopia border Beginning of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War Ethiopia 1996 Eritrea Ethiopia 1996 Tsadkan GebretensaeEthiopia 1996 Samora Yunis Eritrea Sebhat EphremEritrea Filipos Woldeyohannes Unknown Unknown About 600 soldiers and civilians killed; 300,000 refugees (estimates by Mikhailo Zhirokhov Mikhailo Zhirokhov uk Жирохов Михайло Олександрович) Unknown On 6 May 1998, Eritrea invaded neighbouring Ethiopia, marking the beginning of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War. The invasion was declared illegal by an international commission in The Hague.Murphy Sean D. https://scholarship.law.gwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2492&context=faculty_publications The Eritrean-Ethiopian War (1998-2000) 4 October 2016 George Washington University Law School GW Paper Series en 2856670http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4548754.stm Eritrea broke law in border war BBC News 21 December 2005 2019-10-21 en Invasion After a series of armed incidents in which several Eritrean officials were killed near Badme,Connell Dan Woods Emira 2 October 2005 http://www.fpif.org/articles/eritreaethiopia_war_looms Eritrea/Ethiopia War Looms Foreign Policy in Focus on 6 May 1998,http://www.eritrea.be/old/eritrea-ethiopia.htm Border conflict with Ethiopia Hans van der Splinter eritrea.be 29 March 2017 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.Richard Dowden https://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/there-are-no-winners-in-this-insane-and-destructive-war-714305.html There are no winners in this insane and destructive war The Independent 2 June 2000 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081212163222/http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/there-are-no-winners-in-this-insane-and-destructive-war-714305.html 12 December 2008The Eritreans describe the start of the war thus: "after a series of armed incidents during which several Eritrean officials were murdered near the disputed village of Badme, Ethiopia declared total war as on 13 May and mobilized its armed forces for a full-scale assault on Eritrea." (Staff history Embassy of the State of Eritrea, New Delhi, India http://www.eritreaembindia.com/history.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20150209041614/http://eritreaembindia.com/history.htm 9 February 2015) The fighting quickly escalated to exchanges of artillery and tank fire, leading to four weeks of intense fighting. Ground troops fought on three fronts. On 5 June 1998, the Eritrean airforce attacked an elementary school in Mekelle that killed 49 of the students and their parents and the neighbors that came to help immediately.Washington Post SCHOOL ATTACK SHOCKS ETHIOPIANS https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1998/06/08/school-attack-shocks-ethiopians/789d9d9d-04dc-4c32-8c97-f1b74f6c7867/ Karl Vick 8 June 1998 2022-06-06 0190-8286 Four more people died after reaching hospital. The victims ranged from a three-month-old baby to a 65-year-old man. On 5 June the Ethiopian Air Force launched air attacks on the airport in Asmara as a retaliation. After that on the same date Eritreans also attacked the airport of Mekele. These raids caused civilian casualties and deaths on both sides of the border. Ethiopia's War on Eritrea Sabur Printing Services Asmara 1999August 2011Lords Hansard text for 30 Nov 1999 (191130-16) https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199900/ldhansrd/vo991130/text/91130-16.htm 2021-12-30 publications.parliament.ukEritrea Ethiopia Claims Commission http://www.pca-cpa.org/showfile.asp?fil_id=147 PARTIAL AWARD Central Front – Ethiopia's Claim 2 "J. Aerial Bombardment of Mekele" Paragraphs 101–113 https://web.archive.org/web/20140713080409/http://www.pca-cpa.org/showfile.asp?fil_id=147 13 July 2014 There was then a lull as both sides mobilized huge forces along their common border and dug extensive trenches.Peter Biles http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/756845.stm Ethiopia's push north BBC 20 May 2000 Both countries spent several hundred million dollars on new military equipment.Will arms ban slow war? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/750789.stm 2021-12-30 BBC News Reaction The Council of Ministers of Ethiopia demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Eritrean army from the occupied territory. The Cabinet of Ministers of Eritrea, in turn, accused the Ethiopians of violating the border. President Isaias Afwerki said that the withdrawal of troops from the occupied territories "seems morally unacceptable and physically impossible".Михаил Жирохов. Война в воздухе на Африканском Роге // Уголок неба : авиационная энциклопедия. — 2004. Rwanda, the United States and Djibouti made attempts to bring the parties to the negotiating table. The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1177 condemning the use of force and welcomed statements from both sides to end the air strikes. Results As a result of the campaign, three fronts were formed: the western one — the Badme section, the area between the Mereb and Setit rivers, the central one — the Cherona—Zalambesa —Alitena district, the eastern one — the Bure district.Коновалов И.П. Войны Африканского Рога. — Пушкино: Центр стратегической конъюнктуры, 2014 — 192 с. ISBN 978-5-906233-77-6. Война между Эфиопией и Эритреей The war lasted until 2000. At the end of the conflict, the parties agreed to resolve all their disputes through international arbitration. Evaluation of arbitration In 2005, the Claims Commission – that was set up as part of the peace agreement – said that settling such disputes by use of force could not be considered self-defence. Since there was no armed attack against Eritrea, its attack on Ethiopia could not be justified as lawful self-defence under the United Nations charter .Eritrea is now liable to compensate Ethiopia for damages caused, it said. Tensions over the border have risen in recent months with both countries sending more troops there. References Category:Eritrean–Ethiopian War Category:Invasions of Ethiopia Category:May 1998 in Ethiopia Category:June 1998 in Ethiopia Category:1998 in Eritrea Category:Military operations of the Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict