On January 1, 2010, 3 people were killed in an
Eritrea–Ethiopia border skirmish.
In an interview on February 22, 2010,
President
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*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
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Automobiles
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Isaias Afewerki
Isaias Afwerki ( ti, ኢሳይያስ ኣፍወርቂ, ; born 2 February 1946) is an Eritrean politician and partisan who has been the president of Eritrea since shortly after he led the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) to victory in M ...
denied to
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera ...
any siding of the
Eritrean government
The Politics of Eritrea and the Government of Eritrea takes place in a framework of a single-party presidential republican totalitarian dictatorship. The President officially serves as both head of state and head of government. The People's F ...
with factions fighting in the
Somali Civil War
The Somali Civil War ( so, Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya; ar, الحرب الأهلية الصومالية ) is an ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia. It grew out of resistance to the Military dictatorship, military junta wh ...
.
In June 2016, Eritrea claimed 200 Ethiopian soldiers were killed and 300 wounded in a
battle at Tsorona.
[{{Cite news , url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-16/eritrea-says-it-killed-200-ethiopian-troops-in-border-clash , title=Eritrea Says It Killed 200 Ethiopian Troops in Border Clash , newspaper=Bloomberg.com , date=16 June 2016 ]
References
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...