Ethiopia Says It Must Defend Itself Against Eritrea’s ‘All-Out Invasion’
Ethiopia said 5,000 to 8,000 Eritrean soldiers are in Tigray as the two neighbors trade accusations of aggression and widen fears of regional war.
- On Friday, Ethiopia's government informed the Security Council it must defend itself against an "all-out invasion" by Eritrean forces in a letter shared with Reuters.
- Eritrean forces have deployed up to 60 km into Ethiopian territory, including mechanized units described as a "blatant act of aggression" by Ethiopia's government.
- Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of backing a rebel alliance battling federal government troops in Tigray, Amhara, and Afar since September 23.
- Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel denied the incursion reports on Wednesday, calling them an Ethiopian plan to justify a war of aggression against his country.
- The reported incursion has raised fears of outright war between the two Horn of Africa neighbors, following their recent severance of diplomatic ties.
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Eritrea called on the United Nations Security Council to take deterrent action against Ethiopia, considering that Addis Ababa's accusations against Eritrean forces of "comprehensive invasion" amounted to a declaration of war.
Ethiopia and Eritrea are accusing each other of military escalation in the Tigray region. Now Eritrea is saying that its neighbor has declared war with its latest statement – and is asking the UN to intervene.
Following the break-up of the diplomatic relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia, the conflict in the Horn of Africa is intensifying. Eritrea's Foreign Minister now calls for United Nations intervention and accuses the neighbouring country of a declaration of war.
Ethiopia declared war on Eritrea, says the letter to the UN Security Council, which has many possibilities to take action.
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Eritrea is asking the UN Security Council to condemn what it calls neighboring Ethiopia's "declaration of war" and is warning that the entire region could be destabilized.
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