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Clashes occur in Tel Aviv, Israel, between Eritrean asylum seekers, including supporters opponents of the government of Isaias Afwerki, and police, resulting in 84 demonstrators and 30 officers injured, with 68 arrested. 2023-09-2
Eritrea is accused of the forced deportation and repatriation of 3,500 Eritreans from Sudan to Teseney and other towns near the Sudanese–Eritrean border. 2023-05-7
The Tigray People's Liberation Front says that Eritrea has taken the town of Sheraro. 2022-09-13
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reconnaissance vessel "Saviz" is struck by several limpet mines off the coast of Eritrea in the Red Sea. A Pentagon spokesperson denies any U.S. involvement in the attack on the Iranian ship. 2021-04-6
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed admits for the first time that Eritrean troops entered Ethiopia's Tigray Region and fought the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front, and that they may have been involved in war crimes. Abiy says that Eritrean forces promised to leave the region as soon as Ethiopia's military was able to "control the border". 2021-03-24
Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces ambush Ethiopian and Eritrean troops in May Keyah, 50–60 kilometers south of Mekelle. Fighting between the TPLF and Ethiopia is also reported in Guya, Kola Tembien. 2021-02-10
The U.S. Embassy in Asmara reports several explosions in the Eritrean capital. The TPLF has previously fired rockets at the capital during the conflict. 2020-11-28
Leaders from Eritrea and Ethiopia officially declare an end to their countries' 20-year border conflict. 2018-07-9
A United Nations commission of inquiry says that Eritrea should be referred to the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity committed in the country, including the enslavement of between 300,000 and 400,000 people through military conscription. 2016-06-8
Airspace restrictions are in place in East Africa after the Nabro Volcano erupts in Eritrea. 2011-06-14