When did the ethiopian and eritrean war start?
After a series of armed incidents in which several Eritrean officials were killed near Badme, on 6 May 1998, a large Eritrean mechanized force entered the Badme region along the border of Eritrea and Ethiopia's northern Tigray Region, resulting in a firefight between the Eritrean soldiers and the Tigrayan militia and security police they encountered.
When did the ethiopian and eritrean war start as measured by when a large Eritrean mechanized force entered the Badme region?
6 May 1998
Eritrean–Ethiopian War
On 13 May 1998 Ethiopia, in what Eritrean radio described as a "total war" policy, mobilized its forces for a full assault against Eritrea. The Claims Commission found that this was in essence an affirmation of the existence of a state of war between belligerents, not a declaration of war, and that Ethiopia also notified the United Nations Security Council, as required under Article 51 of the UN Charter.
When did the ethiopian and eritrean war start as measured by when Ethiopia mobilized its forces for a full assault against Eritrea?
13 May 1998
Eritrean–Ethiopian War
Eritrean–Ethiopian War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean%E2%80%93Ethiopian%20War
The Eritrean–Ethiopian War was a conflict that took place between Ethiopia and Eritrea from May 1998 to June 2000, with the final peace only agreed to in 2018, twenty years after the initial confrontation.
Eritrean–Ethiopian War
The Eritrean–Ethiopian War was a conflict that took place from May 1998 to June 2000, with the final peace only agreed to in 2018, twenty years after the initial confrontation. Some measure the start of the war when a large Eritrean mechanized force entered the Badme region along the border of Eritrea and Ethiopia's northern Tigray Region after a series of armed incidents in which several Eritrean officials were killed near Badme on 6 May 1998, resulting in a firefight between the Eritrean soldiers and the Tigrayan militia and security police they encountered. The beginning of the conflict can also be traced to 13 May 1998, when Ethiopia mobilized its forces for a full assault against Eritrea in what Eritrean radio described as a "total war" policy. The Claims Commission found that this was, in essence, an affirmation of the existence of a state of war between belligerents, not a declaration of war and that Ethiopia also notified the United Nations Security Council, as required under Article 51 of the UN Charter.