Eritrean-Ethiopian War

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Was a war between Ethiopia and Eritrea that took place from May 1998 to June 2000. The cause of the war were territorial disputes.

Chronology

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1. Eritrean Invasion of Ethiopia

Was the Eritrean military invasion of Ethiopia at the beginning of the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.

May 1998: A large Eritrean mechanized force entered the Badme region.

2. First Ethiopian Offensive (Eritrean-Ethiopian War)

Was an Ethiopian military offensive to reconquer territories occupied by Eritrea at the beginning of the Eritrean-Ethiopian War. .

February 1999: Ethiopian forces ha broken through Eritrea's fortified front and was 10 kilometers deep into Eritrean territory.

February 1999: Eritrea accepted the OAU peace plan on 27 February 1999.

3. Second Ethiopian Offensive (Eritrean-Ethiopian War)

Was an Ethiopian military offensive in Eritrea during the Eritrean-Ethiopian War. .

May 1999: On 16 May 1999, Ethiopian forces launched an attack at Velessa on the Tsorona front-line, escalating tensions in the border conflict with Eritrea.

May 1999: After two days of heavy fighting the Eritreans had beaten back the Ethiopian attack on Tsorona.

4. Third Ethiopian Offensive (Eritrean-Ethiopian War)

Was an Ethiopian military offensive in Eritrea during the Eritrean-Ethiopian War. .

May 2000: Eritrean forces evacuated Barentu and fighting continued in Maidema.

May 2000: The Ethiopians launched an offensive that broke through the Eritrean lines between Shambuko and Mendefera, and also crossed the Mareb River.

May 2000: By 23 May Ethiopia claimed that its "troops had seized vital command posts in the heavily defended Zalambessa area.

5. Algiers agreement

Was a peace agreement between the governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia that was signed on 12 December 2000, at Algiers, Algeria, to formally end the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.

December 2000: On April 13, 2002, the EEBC border commission, acting as arbitrator, regulated the course of the border line “finally and bindingly” on the basis of the colonial treaties already mentioned.