Hanish Islands conflict
The Hanish Islands conflict was a dispute between Yemen and Eritrea over the island of Greater Hanish in the Red Sea, one of the largest in the then disputed Zukur-Hanish archipelago. Fighting took place over three days from 15 December to 17 December 1995. In 1998 the Permanent Court of Arbitration determined that the territory belonged to Yemen.
| Hanish Islands conflict | |||||||||
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| Part of the conflicts in the Horn of Africa | |||||||||
Map of the Hanish islands | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Eritrea supported by: Israel (alleged) | Yemen | ||||||||
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Isaias Afwerki Sebhat Ephrem | Ali Abdullah Saleh | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 500 | About 200 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 12 killed |
15 killed 196 captured | ||||||||
| 17 Yemeni civilians arrested | |||||||||
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