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Eritrea ‘rejects Ethiopia provocation’

Eritrea has said it will not be "entrapped" into retaliating after Ethiopia launched a cross-border border raid on three military bases. Eritrea has said it will not be "entrapped" into retaliating after Ethiopia launched a cross-border

Eritrea has said it will not be “entrapped” into retaliating after Ethiopia launched a cross-border border raid on three military bases.

Eritrea has said it will not be “entrapped” into retaliating after Ethiopia launched a cross-border border raid on three military bases.

“It is those who do not know the price of war who are hungry to go to war,” Eritrean Information Minister Ali Abdu told the AFP news agency.

Ethiopia said it attacked three military bases where rebel groups were being trained.

The two countries fought a border war from 1998 to 2000.

The United States has called on both countries to “exercise restraint and to avoid any further military action”.

The attack had raised fears that the bitter rivals could resume full-scale hostilities but Eritrea moved to quell such speculation.

“We fought enough for 30 years, and we will never be dragged into war through such hostile provocations as this,” Mr Ali told AFP.

“The people and government of Eritrea shall not entertain, and will not be entrapped by, such deceitful ploys,” a foreign ministry statement said.

It said the attack was mean to divert attention from Ethiopia’s “illegal occupation” of Eritrean territory, as well as its internal problems

Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of refusing to withdraw from the village of Badme, where the border war began, despite The Hague-based Boundary Commission 2002 ruling that it belonged to Eritrea.

A number of people were killed and others captured when three camps were attacked up to 18km (11 miles) inside Eritrean territory, an Ethiopian defence official said but further details have not been released.

‘Hit-and-run terrorists’

In recent weeks Addis Ababa has accused Eritrea of backing Ethiopian rebels who staged a January raid in the northern Afar region that killed five Western tourists.

Two German nationals were taken hostage during that attack – there has been no official word of their condition since.

Ethiopian government spokesman Shimeles Kemal said the army units involved had returned to camp after “successfully completing” their mission.

He said Eritrea was harbouring “hit-and-run terrorists”, and he warned of further possible operations.

“As long as Eritrea remains a launching pad for attacks against Ethiopia, similar measures will continue to be taken,” he said.

Ethiopia is also engaged in military operations in neighbouring Somalia, where it is fighting the Islamist al-Shabab group.

Eritrea denies accusations that it backs al-Shabab.

Eritrea was annexed by Ethiopia in 1952 but gained independence in 1993 after a 30-year guerrilla war.

Source: BBC

 

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44 COMMENTS
  • ahmed saleh March 16, 2012

    The geo-politics of the region is heading to it’s new dimension. It reminds me what I read in
    news paper articles couple years ago. Western plan to fight terrorism and others in Africa,
    in west Nigeria’s military take the task to do the job and to the east is Ethiopian military.
    With western support these two countries army had been getting all the trainings and full
    support of military aid. Ethiopia government at this moment could sustain better the effects
    to it’s economy because of a war. But for Eritrea is a disastereous. HGDF choose to isolate themselves from international body for long time. According finnancial analysts, war expense
    of one country is estimated as ; one month cost = government annual budget.
    All these years putting every available youngs in military indefinitely, well do the maths.

    • X TEGADALAYE March 16, 2012

      Yes not only that there is no one left to fight it is not like alld time. Woyane they did there home worke by taken all the yangest now haw to fight.Tehre are in Ethiopia and sudan rifuigi camp. In 1991 Somalia was full yangest if yoy rimember they fight to America and then they find out they have to take all the yangest all over world so hu left now no one.That why woyane they can go in out as they like.

      • Ahmed saleh March 16, 2012

        You are absolutely correct, when we were complaining to the
        treatment from the begining to our ex-Tegadelti and the
        youth, they portray you as anti-Eritrea. When “our youth
        begun to flee the country, DIA said let them go for vacation.
        When they perished in in shoot to kill policy of HGDF , in under-
        ground prisons for unacceptable reasons , in Mediteranian Sea
        and Sinai desert ” , HGDF’s authority and supporters showed no
        remorse at all but only jumping to their defense on preserving
        the credibility of the regime. Ethiopians were smart enough to
        welcome Eritrean refugees in their country. They played well to
        grab the upperhand of international politics in humanity and
        diplomacy. Rigidity never worked in world politics, a leader
        with flexibility and maturity would always might succed.
        At the end , if there is a failure on our part , not only those in
        charge of this authoritarian system also it’s supporters are
        responsible. It is time to get back to our sense of composure
        and find a way for a solution to the plight our people first.
        Learn from experience that Eritrean people are the defenders
        of the country not few from higher-ups, if we couldn’t wake up
        to realize that, one day we may fell sorry for ourselves.

  • yien March 16, 2012

    ናይ ተለፎን ዕላል መንጎ ኢሳያስን ስ. ኣፍረምን።

    አፉ= ሃሎ ኢሱ ፣ ትርኢ’ዶ ሎኻ እዚ ኣራይ በልስ ከመይ ይተዃትዀና’ሎ ?
    ኢሱ= ዋዕ ፣ እንታይ ትብል? እሞ በዓል ጥሒሻ እምበር ተዳለው በሎም !
    ኣፉ= ክላ ክላ ፣ ጥሒሻ ድኣ ቀደም ዶብ ጥሒሱ ዝሰገረ።
    ኢሱ= ናበይ?
    ኣፉ= በዓል ጥሒሻ, ሰላሊዓ, ጘሚዳ…ኵሎም ግዲፎምና ኣብ ስግር ዶብ ጠለ_በግዕ ናይ ወያነ ይሕልው ኣለው።
    ኢሱ= እንታይ ረኺብዎም?
    ኣፉ= ወይለከይ ! ስጋዕ መኣስ ድኣ እብ ጉድጛድ ሰፊሮም ፣ ታንኪ ረጊጽዎ ዘይስበር ባኒ እና ተመገቡ ከስታሕምሉ. እንተ ሓሲብካዮ ?
    ኢሱ= እዚ ኵሉ መስተ፣ እዚ ኵሉ እስቓጦላ ቻይና’ኽ ኣበይ ከይዱ ?
    ኣፉ= እሱ ድኣ ፣ ብሎኮ ኣሥመራ ከይ ብጽሐ እንድዩ, ኣብ እንዳ ሓጎስ ክሻ ፣ እንዳ ዓሊ ዘምቢል…..ተጠዊዩ ዝምለስ…!
    ኣሱ= ሕራይ በል ዕድል ሃበኒ ክሓስበሉ…..

    ይቅጽል

    • ahmed saleh March 17, 2012

      Nice try YIEN sometimes we need some jokes of to refresh ourself before
      we loose our mind from frustration, thank you.

  • sidiabdu@gmail.com March 16, 2012

    Wow! what a turnaround of events. A bloody government whose leader was never shy to spill the blood of inocent Eritreans is preaching restraint. Surrender? Naturaly. Eritrea doesn’t have the capacity, material nor the manpower to fight Ethiopia a larger neingbour. The country is blessed with a wise leadership who waste no time to take the moment. After all this should have being clear to every one including the fog head leader from the begining. However, he fails to see it because it is not his kids blood or sweat that is spilled in the struggle. His and his cohorts kids are getting Education abroad. Funny though there are people who leave abrorad who support this monster.

  • Patriot March 16, 2012

    The brutal regime is left with x-tegadelti who want die in their stolen villas, no matter what happens to Eritrea. The ruling elite is good at jailing innocent Eritreans, spending a lot of money in Sudan to bribe security officers there, while ‘warsay’ are starving in trenches and their families are waiting in long queues for hours to get basic necessities. Iseyas and his comrades have killed Eritrean pride, nationalism and the unshakable self-confidence our people had in their ability to do wonder. ‘Deki khomaro’ and their dirty sub-culture has reduced Eritrea to a failed state. They have to pay a heavy price.

    • X TEGADALAYE March 16, 2012

      YOU GAT THAT RIGHT BROTHER AT THIS TIME IT IS SHEM TO SAY I AM OR IM FROM ERITREA. BECAUSE OF THESE SUB HUMAN ( HGDEF AND BUNCH OF TEWELIGES).

      • SINGAPO-ERITREAN March 16, 2012

        I agree with both of you.

      • haki ytakeb March 18, 2012

        AZI X-TEGADALAYE ZIBL ZELO SEB KEMZIZMESLENI TEGADALAY ZINEBERE ZEYKONES ERITREAWI WIN KOYNU AYFELTIN EU,WEYANAY ANTEKOYNU AMBER.

      • haki ytakeb March 18, 2012

        AZI X-TEGADALAYE EYE ZIBL ZELO SEB TEGADALAY KOYNU AYFELTN EU ZEYKONE ERITREAWI WN AYMESLENIN.WARDIA ZEYBLU ENDA ASSENNA NKULU KUFUT KABKONE NAY ENA KINMLS.WEYANE ENTOKONE ADIMKAYO YTREF KEYADEMKAYO WN NIGADO EU.

        • X TEGADALAYE March 19, 2012

          bud boy bud boy what you going to what going to do when all world com to you. you have a right to say nothing and also you have the right to hair attorney. Bud boy bud boy what you going to do whe your brother woyane coms to you.

  • abreham March 16, 2012

    As it was mentioned in Tekie`s book,Woyane have many people to sucrifice.For them war is a play ground.

    • SINGAPO-ERITREAN March 16, 2012

      Abreham,
      I like your “intelligent” “analysis”. And other evil thing the woyanes are doing is ,destroying young Eritrean brains ,by giving them opportunity to join Ethiopian universities…..I mean our govt. shut the one semi-university we had ,to let Eritreans not to suffer from too much education, out of care. The woyanes are very inhuman by also letting Eritreans work ,thus gainning income & respect. WOYANE IS OUR ENEMY ,IT IS BOTHERING OUR GOVT. FROM DOING WHAT IT DOES BEST ie. killing & imprisonning its´people & torturing Eritreans.SHAME ON YOU WOYANE !!!

      • haki ytakeb March 17, 2012

        HASSAWI WO HASSAWI BLIBI WISHTIKAS EMBER WEYO KETSILOMO.TEQALASAY KITMESIL HIJJI KEMZI DO KEMZI TIBL.

        • SINGAPO-ERITREAN March 17, 2012

          ኣይ ወዲ ጎዶቦይ ጥራይ ከይትኸውን,ብዘይ ብእኡ ዓያሹ,ሓሻካ እናበሉና,ሕጂ more weapons ሂብካዮም ነቶም ካልኦት ኣውራጃ…ጥዕና ጥራይ …”ሕማቕ ብዕራይካስ ትሓርዶ, ሓውካ ግን ሓውካ ኢዩ…I think you are suffering from brain constipation….but then to have a brain constipation ,you have to have a brain…forget it , I am being silly…ሓሻካ

          • haki ytakeb March 18, 2012

            AWE HAKIKA AB ZIHALEFE GIN,KEM ZIBELKANI TIZKR ANTEKOYKA AKLABAT SEDIDOMLEY ENDIYOM ELKA TESTENTN NERKA ANDIKA.EMO KEMZI ZIBELKAYO ENTE KOYNU KIDM NAAKA KEMOU SLEZIHASEBUKA DOKON EYOM ENDIEE’.GIN NAAY NISKA EKA KEMOU TIBLENI ZELEKA EMBER AYEGATEMENIN.BZAABA GODOBO ENTEKOYNKA DIMO ANNE ZESHAQLENI BHAGER DEREJA TIRAY KEYKOW EMBER BAADI DAHAN.AB GUAZO MANTA KALSI SLEZELENA AYGERMENAN EU MEWEDAATOU YKAREB EU ZELO.WEYLOOM NETOM ” SERGENA META BERBERE KENTSU “KIBLU ZITSENHU EMBER.

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