Battle of Tsorona

The Battle of Tsorona was an engagement between the Eritrean and the Ethiopian armies fought near the border town of Tsorona. Eritrean government statements identified Ethiopian armed forces as the aggressors and the Ethiopian government using a smokescreen of propaganda to justify the attack.

Battle of Tsorona
Part of Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict
Date12–13 June 2016
(1 day)
Location
Tsorona, Eritrea
15°N 39°E
Territorial
changes
No territorial changes
Belligerents
 Eritrea  Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Isaias Afewerki
Sebhat Ephrem
Mulatu Teshome
Siraj Fergessa
Casualties and losses
18 killed
(Eritrean claim)
As equal to the Ethiopian losses
(Ethiopian claim)
47 killed
(Ethiopian claim)
200+ killed, 300+ wounded
(Eritrean claim)
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