Heavy Border Clashes Reported Between Eritrea And Ethiopia

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AFP: 'Significant' casualities in Eritrea and Ethiopia border battle

Arch-rivals Ethiopia and Eritrea traded blame Monday for a border battle in which "significant" casualties were reported, one of the worst clashes since the end of a 1998-2000 border war.

"There were significant casualties on both sides, but more on the Eritrean side," Ethiopian government spokesman Getachew Reda told AFP.

He said the battle that began Sunday was one of the most serious in recent years, noting that while the two sides had exchanged gun fire in the past, this clash was on a far larger scale. The fighting had reportedly calmed on Monday.

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More News On Heavy Border Clashes Between Eritrea And Ethiopia

Eritrea blames Ethiopia for border clash -- BBC
Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of border attack -- DW
Eritrea, Ethiopia trade blame for border clashes -- Reuters
Eritrea Accuses Ethiopian Forces of Attacks in Border Region -- Bloomberg
Fighting Reported on Eritrea-Ethiopia Border -- VOA
Casualties in Eritrea border clash, says Ethiopia -- ENCA