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Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of new attack

January 3, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) – Eritrea on Sunday said that its forces engaged in a clash after Ethiopian forces launched successive attacks through Zalanbessa, a disputed area on the border between the two countries.

A statement released by the Eritrean ministry of information claimed that after the attacks Ethiopian forces were swiftly driven back.

“Ten Ethiopian soldiers were killed and two others were captured” said the statement, adding “six AK-47 automatic rifles, a machinegun and communication equipment are captured.”

However an Ethiopian official from Government Communication Affairs Office dismissed the claims saying a “total fabrication”.

The government official said that no Ethiopian forces were engaged in the reported clash.

In an ambush, two Eritrean rebel groups on January the first claimed killing and wounding 63 Eritrean troops on the Zalanbessa front, the same front Eritrea is saying was attacked.

Tensions remaining still high, any simple incident at the borders could the put the two rivals into a full-scale conflict.

The 1998-2000 border war between Ethiopia and Eritrea killed 70,000 people.

(ST)

5 Comments

  • David_N
    David_N

    Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of new attack
    The East African Communities like Ethiopia should aware of Al-Qaida links leading from via Yemen into Eritrean soil.

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  • Samson Shawel Ambaye
    Samson Shawel Ambaye

    Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of new attack
    God be with Ethiopia against sanctioned shabia.

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  • Issa
    Issa

    Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of new attack
    New year wishes

    Let the Shabia destroy the Weyanne!
    Let the Woyanne destroy the Shabia!
    Let the Ethiopia people enjoy freedom!
    Let the Eritrean people enjoy freedom!
    Let democracy blosom in 14 nation state!

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  • Time1
    Time1

    Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of new attack
    This two countries need to sit down and iron out their differences on the discussion table, back stabbing eachother will not solve your problems, it will only make both your countries move backwards, it is better your leaders understand this problem from now.

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  • Samson Shawel Ambaye
    Samson Shawel Ambaye

    Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of new attack
    …. Ethiopia’s secret U.S.-sponsored war (2000) against Eritrea has destabilized the border region, causing untold death and despair. Source: ProjectCensored May 2004, Author: Keith Harmon snow

    God be with CIA and US administration for sponsoring the destruction of Shabia. The 2000 war was the eve of the giant prison and UNSC sanction against Shabia.

    Since the destruction of Shabia by the 2000 war, Ethiopians prayed for USA and the past decade was in favor of their interest. They won from Afghanistan to Iraq and everywhere. … See More

    God be with CIA again God initiated CIA against Shabia because Ethiopia is His country and Shabia is a firefly. Shabias have to be eliminated like Sadam Hussein’s Party and the ports and the Red Sea have to be under controlled by US UN or EU because Shabia is using the Sea Port and the Red Sea for terrorist purposes.

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