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Battle of Tsorona
| Battle of Tsorona | |||||||
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| Part of Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Eritrea |
 Ethiopia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Isaias Afewerki Sebhat Ephrem |
Mulatu Teshome Siraj Fergessa | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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18 killed (Eritrean claim)[1] As equal to the Ethiopian losses (Ethiopian claim)[2] |
47 killed (Ethiopian claim)[3] 200+ killed, 300+ wounded (Eritrean claim)[2] | ||||||
The Battle of Tsorona was an engagement between the Eritrean and the Ethiopian armies fought near the border town of Tsorona.[4] Eritrean government statements identified Ethiopian armed forces as the aggressors and the Ethiopian government using a smokescreen of propaganda to justify the attack.[2]
- ^ "Commemoration of Martyrs Day". Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ a b c "Press Release". Archived from the original on 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ AFP. 'Significant' Casualities [sic] in Eritrea and Ethiopia Border Battle. June 13, 2016. Accessed July 06, 2016.
- ^ "Latest Ethiopia-Eritrea Clash is Culmination of Long-festering Tensions". Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
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