evidence: Today the UN Security condemned Eritrea’s military action against Djibouti in Ras Doumeira and Doumeira Island." The Council further urged the two parties to commit to a ceasefire asking Eritrea to withdraw its troops to the status quo ante. In Cairo, the Arab League issued a tough statement calling Asmara to withdraw its troops from Ras Doumeira in respect of Djibouti sovereignty and territorial integrity. Eritrea had refused to receive an Arab fact finding committee on May 8. [...] Clashes on the Djibouti-Eritrea frontier broke out in the Ras Doumeira area, which straddles the Bab al-Mandib straits.