List of wars involving Eritrea

This is a list of wars that Eritrea has been involved in.

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result President
of Eritrea
Eritrean War of Independence
(19611991)
ELF
EPLF
 Ethiopia
 Cuba
 Soviet Union
 South Yemen
Victory
  • Independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia.
  • Contributed to the fall of Mengistu in Ethiopia.
None[1]
Hanish Islands Crisis
(1995)
 Eritrea  Yemen Victory
Isaias Afwerki
Eritrean–Ethiopian War
(19982000)
 Eritrea  Ethiopia Defeat
  • Ethiopia held all of the disputed territory.
Djiboutian–Eritrean conflict
(2008)
 Eritrea  Djibouti Indecisive
  • Fighting subsided after 3 days.
Battle of Tsorona
(2016)
 Eritrea  Ethiopia Both sides claimed victory
  • No territorial changes

See also

References

  1. Isaias Afwerki led the EPLF from 1978, later to assume the position of presidency in 1993.

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