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Battle of Tsorona
Part of Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict
Date12–13 June 2016
(1 day)
Location
Tsorona, Eritrea
15°N 39°E / 15°N 39°E / 15; 39
Territorial
changes
No territorial changes
Belligerents
Battle of Tsorona Eritrea Battle of Tsorona Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Battle of Tsorona Isaias Afewerki
Battle of Tsorona Sebhat Ephrem
Battle of Tsorona Mulatu Teshome
Battle of Tsorona Siraj Fergessa
Casualties and losses
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]

  1. ^ "Commemoration of Martyrs Day". Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  2. ^ a b c "Press Release". Archived from the original on 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. ^ AFP. 'Significant' Casualities [sic] in Eritrea and Ethiopia Border Battle. June 13, 2016. Accessed July 06, 2016.
  4. ^ "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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