Ethiopia Says It Must Defend Itself Against Eritrea’s ‘All-Out Invasion’
Ethiopia said Eritrean troops have deployed up to 60 km into its territory and warned the fighting could spread across the Horn of Africa.
- 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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Ethiopia accuses Eyrthrea of " flagrant aggression", more than two weeks after the resumption of fighting in northern Ethiopia.
Ethiopia and Eritrea exchanged accusations of aggression against each other on Friday.
Eritrea, Ethiopia accuse each other of provoking war as Tigray rebels retreat
Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday accused each other of starting a war "of agresson" days after the two countries severed diplomatic ties. Ethioipan officals estimate up to 8,000 Eritrean soldiers are present in Tigray supporting rebels who last month launched attacks against federal forces.
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea, which in recent days has deployed troops in northern Ethiopia, of " flagrant aggression." Asmara, for its part, replies that it is Addis Ababa that is waging a "war of aggression" against it. The two neighbours of East Africa clashed between 1998 and 2000 for territorial disputes, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths.
Ethiopia called on the Security Council to evacuate Eritrean forces immediately after their incursions into its territory, stressing its need for self-defence, amid reports of attacks by Ethiopian marches targeting Eritrean mechanisms in the north of the country.
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