Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict
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. It included multiple clashes with numerous casualties, including the Battle of Tsorona in 2016. Ethiopia stated in 2018 that it would cede Badme to Eritrea. This led to the Eritrea–Ethiopia summit on 9 July 2018, where an agreement was signed which demarcated the border and agreed a resumption of diplomatic relations.
| Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict | |||||||||
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| Part of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War | |||||||||
Territory claimed by both sides of the conflict | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Eritrea Rebel allies ARDUF TPDM EPPF |
Ethiopia Rebel allies DMLEK RSADO SPDM DFEU ENSF Supported by Sudan (Eritrean claim) | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Isaias Afwerki Sebhat Ephrem Mohamuda Ahmed Gass |
Negasso Gidada Girma Wolde-Giorgis Mulatu Teshome Meles Zenawi Hailemariam Desalegn Abiy Ahmed Samora Yunis Cornelius Osman Ibrahim Harun | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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320,000 soldiers (2008) Unknown rebels |
350,000 soldiers (1998–2000) 252,500 soldiers (2002) 200,000 soldiers (2011) 162,000 soldiers (2018) Unknown rebels | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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650,000 civilians displaced Total ~100,000 killed | |||||||||