Emperor Posted June 11, 2008 Aljazeera.net Horn of Africa neighbours clash Troops from Djibouti and Eritrea have fired shots at each other along their shared border, the Djiboutian military said in a statement. The clashes took place on Tuesday in the Ras Doumeira area where Eritrean troops reportedly carried out an incursion on April 16, sparking tensions between the two Horn of Africa neighbours. "During the pursuit of an Eritrean deserter who tried to rally the Djiboutian armed forces, the Eritrean military opened fire on our units at around 12:30am [0930 GMT]," the Djioutian army said in a statement. "The Djiboutian armed forces retaliated with their weapons." The army said that Eritrean military officials then issued an ultimatum for Djibouti to return all 30 Eritrean deserters on its soil or face armed action. "At 6:40pm [1540 GMT], under the cover of darkness and prayer time, Eritrean troops opened fire on our soldiers," the statement said. "In the face of this attack, our military struck back ... As this statement is published, the fighting continues." Stand-off The fighting is the first since Djibouti accused Eritrean forces of digging trenches on both sides of the border, infringing several hundred metres on to Djiboutian territory, an accusation Asmara has vehemently denied. The claims began a tense stand-off which raised fears of an all-out military confrontation at the southern end of the Red Sea, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. Djibouti and Eritrea had twice previously clashed over the border area. In April 1996 they almost went to war after a Djibouti official accused Eritrea of shelling the town of Ras Doumeira. And in 1999, Eritrea accused Djibouti of siding with Asmara's rival Ethiopia, while Djibouti accused its neighbour of supporting Djiboutian rebels and having designs on the Ras Doumeira region. According to international human rights organisations, thousands of young Eritreans attempt to leave their country every year. Ethiopia recently reported that 1,300 Eritrean had defected and crossed the border in the last six months. Djibouti is backed by France and the United States, both of which have big military bases in the country, while Eritrea is accused of backing anti-government fighters in Somalia and is involved in a long-running border standoff with Ethiopia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted June 11, 2008 Djibouti says clashes with Eritrean troops at border DJIBOUTI, June 10 (Reuters) - Djiboutian soldiers clashed with Eritrean troops for the first time in a nearly two-month old standoff, Djiboutian state media reported on Tuesday. The Eritrean government was not immediately available for comment, and no independent confirmation of the clash was immediately available. "There was a clash between the two armies this afternoon," Djiboutian government media reported the Ministry of Defence as saying. "The fighting is still happening." The clash took place in the Mount Gabla area in northern Djibouti, the Defence Ministry was quoted as saying. The two tiny Horn of Africa nations have been locked in a standoff since mid-April, when Djibouti accused Eritrea of a illegal foray across its border. Eritrea has denied any aggression. An African Union fact-finding mission was in Djibouti to monitor the situation over the weekend, but has made none of its findings public yet. The two nations clashed over the border in the mid-1990s. Eritrea's rivalry with neighbouring Ethiopia led to a 1998-2000 war over their border that killed at least 70,000 people. Bitter feelings over that war have dominated politics in the Horn of Africa ever since, and both countries are supporting different sides in neighbouring Somalia's latest civil war. (Additional reporting by Jack Kimball in Asmara, Writing by Bryson Hull; Editing by Matthew Jones) (For full Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: africa.reuters.com/ ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted June 11, 2008 Dagaal ka socda xuduud 2 Wadan ee Jabuuti iyo Eratareeya Posted to the Web Jun 10, 21:01 Jabuuti:-War haatan naga soo gaaray dalka Jabuuti ayaa sheegay in ciidanka dalka Eratareeya ay dagaal ku soo qaadeen xuduuda u dhexeeya Jabuuti iyo eratareeya,dagaalka ayaa waxaa uu ku bilaawdey ka dib markii ay ciidanka dalka Earatareeya ay rasaas xoogan ku fureen kuwa Jabuuti Ciidanka Eratareya ayaa waxay sheegeen in askar gaaraya 30 askari ay ka soo baxsadeen dalka Eratareeya ka dibna ay u galeen dalka Jabuuti waloow aysan xaqiijin arinkaas. Ciidanka Jabuuti ee fadhiya Buuraleyda Gabla ayaa ka jawaabay rasaasta ay fureen ciidanka Eratareeya,dagaalka ayaa galabta dib si xooggan u bilaawdey sidda uu sheegay afhayeen u hadlay Wasaarada G/dhiga ee dalka Jabuuti Wixii warar ah ee soo kordha kala soco halgan.net C/Casiis Maxamed Fanax Halgan.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted June 11, 2008 Huh, Dayniile's take on this, they report Zenawi promised to fight along side his Djiboutian brothers Walleee, Horn of Afrika warbaa haysta! ---------------------------------------------------- Dagaalkii Jabuuti iyo Ereteriya oo sii xoogeystay, iyo Meles-ka Itoobiya oo sheegay inuu galayo dagaalkaasi kana bar bar dagaalami doono walaalahiisa Jabuuti Iyadoo shalay abaara salaadii Maqribka ay dagaal kedis ah isla markaana gardaro ah ay ku soo qaadeen ciidamada Ereteriya ciidamada dalka Jabuuti oo iyagu difaac uga jiray xadkooda, ayaa waxaa weli si xowli ah u sii soconaya dagaalka labada dowladood ee Jabuuti iyo Ereteriya. Dagaalkan oo xalay la isku habeen saday isla markaana illaa maanta halkiisii ka sii soconaya ayaa waxaa ka dhashay qasaarooyin fara badan oo dhimasho iyo dhaawacba leh, taasoo la xaqiijiyay in labada dhinacba ay ku riiqdeen, maadaama dagaalkani uu ka dhacayo meel banaan oo aan laheyn meelo gabaad laga dhigto. Dhaqaatiirta Fransiiska ah ee isbitalka Milateriga dalka Jabuuti ayaa si weyn ugu howlan samatabixinta qaar ka mid ah dhaawacyada ciidamada dalka Jamhuuriyadda Jabuuti, kuwaasoo ay diyaarad Helicoptar ah ka keentay xadka labada dal, waxaana qaar ka mid ah ciidamadani la xaqiijiyay inay u geeriyoodeen dhaawacyada soo gaaray, wallow aan la xaqiijinin tiradooda. Dagaalka ayaa la isku adeegsanayaa madaafiicda noocyadeeda kala duwan, haba ugu badnaadeen madaafiicda goobta ee loo yaqaano (Artilerry), mana jirto weli dowlad sheegatay inay horumar ka gaartay dagaalka, sidoo kalena ma jiraan warar ka madax banaan dowladdahan oo iyagu sheegaya in qolo lagu sikaday xadkeeda. Dhinaca kale, ra’iisal wasaaraha Itoobiya Meles Zenawi ayaa ku dhawaaqay barqonimadii saaka mar uu ka hadlay Telefishinka dalkiisa inuu gelayo dagaalka Ereteriya iyo Jabuuti, isla markaana ay ka barbar dagaalami doonaan ciidamadiisu kuwa xaq u dirirka ee dalka Jabuuti, wuxuuna ku eedeeyey Afwerkiga hogaamiya xukuumada Asmara inuu yahay nin gardaradiisu xadka ay dhaaftay. Ciidamada Itoobiya ayaa la sheegayaa in haddii ay ku soo biiraan dagaalkan uu noqon karo mid faraha ka baxa, maadaama muddo sanado ah ay is hor fadhiyeen dowladdaha Ereteriya iyo Itoobiya kuwaasoo uu ka dhaxeeyo cadaawad aad u xoogan oo dhinaca xuduudaha ah, waxaana laga yaabaa in caalamku hal dhinac uga soo jeesto xukuumada madaxweynaha macangaga ah ee Asmara. Garaadcadde, Djbouti garaadcadde@hotmail.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted June 11, 2008 Two dead in Djibouti-Eritrea border clash-witness Wed 11 Jun 2008, 9:52 GMT By Omar Hassan DJIBOUTI, June 11 (Reuters) - Two Djiboutian soldiers were killed and 21 wounded when troops clashed with Eritrean forces along their border overlooking strategic Red Sea shipping lanes, Djibouti said on Wednesday. The first fighting since 1996 between Eritrea and Djibouti broke out on Tuesday after a nearly two-month standoff. Djibouti hosts French and U.S. military bases and is the main route to the sea for Eritrea's arch-foe Ethiopia. Djibouti said the clash began after Eritrean soldiers deserted and the Eritreans fired on them, prompting return fire. A second outbreak came when Eritrean soldiers later demanded their deserters back. Eritrean officials declined to comment and there was no independent confirmation. Fighting continued on Wednesday in the Mount Gabla area of northern Djibouti, Djibouti's Defence Ministry said. Also known as Ras Doumeira, it overlooks the strategic Bab al-Mandib straits, which are a major shipping route to and from Europe and the Middle East. A Reuters witness at a French hospital in Djibouti said helicopters had ferried in dead and wounded soldiers. In mid-April, Djibouti accused Eritrea of digging trenches and building fortifications on the Djiboutian side of the frontier. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki told Reuters in a recent interview that was a "fabrication." MILITARISED The Djiboutian army says nearly 75 percent of its 11,000 troops are now stationed along its boundary with Eritrea, which is one of Africa's most militarised states and has more than 200,000 soldiers as part of a mandatory conscription programme. Djibouti hosts two foreign military bases, including one of France's biggest overseas contingents and a U.S. counter-terrorism task force of about 2,000 soldiers -- many of them elite special forces. It is also a vital route for landlocked Ethiopia, which has vowed to protect its shipping access in Djibouti if necessary. Eritrea and Ethiopia fought a border war in 1998-2000 that killed 70,000 people, and lingering enmity has fuelled conflict in neighbouring Somalia and in Ethiopia's ****** region. Former colonial power France signed a mutual defence pact with Djibouti after the Horn of Africa nation's independence in 1977. Djibouti has turned itself into a regional shipping hub after massive investment from Dubai. In a letter to the U.N. Security Council in early May, Djibouti's foreign minister said he suspected a "sinister" move by Eritrea to disrupt shipping lines along the Red Sea. This weekend, an African Union fact-finding mission was in Djibouti to investigate the issue. (For full Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: http://africa.reuters.com/ ) (Additional reporting by Jack Kimball in Asmara; Editing by Bryson Hull and Matthew Tostevin) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted June 11, 2008 Djibouti troops killed on border Two Djibouti say two soldiers have been killed and 17 wounded in border clashes with Eritrean troops, Djibouti says. Fighting continued on Wednesday morning after clashes broke out on Tuesday following weeks of rising tension. Djibouti said its forces were forced to fight back after coming under fire from Eritrean troops demanding the return of deserters who had fled to Djibouti. Last month, Djibouti complained to the UN that Eritrea was fortifying its side of the border. At the time, Eritrea denied it was planning for war and has not commented so far on the latest incident. Since Eritrea gained independence in 1993, the Horn of Africa country has been involved in two serious conflicts over territory with its neighbours. Both US and France have military bases in Djibouti. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted June 11, 2008 Ina'lilaahi Wa inaa ilayhi rajicuun, reports on the Djibouti side casualties are already in, two soldiers have already fallen.... Has this nation ever fought a war horta? I am not sure how they would take this. It's serious now, Djibouti is a small country, Eretria must stop its aggression or the UN, America and France have to intervene... The mad-dog Afawerki needs to be overthrown, time for a regime change in Eritrea, the people of Eritrea are living hell under this beasts dictatorship, they deserve better... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allamagan Posted June 11, 2008 Waryaa Emp, do NOT underestimate the power and the willingness of the Djibouti army to defend themselves against aggrressor, of course where there is a clash there is casualties on both sides of course. The aggressor will ay the price. One serious note: What will it be, I mean Sh. Aweys' take on this current border war between his host and his "nation" Djibouti of course? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted June 11, 2008 ^Aweeys is a small player in this, neither him nor any member of the TFG has a say in this, this is much greater issue, one nation attacking another nation provatively is reckless and scary to say the least, w'll wait and see what the UN has to say about this open aggression... As for Djibouti's power, I am not undersestimating their power, they are well known brave people, and no doubt they will fight and repel against any aggression but the equation isn't balanced... Eritrea's military man power is about 110 thousand and further reserve force of about quarter a million, the entire population of Dj is about half a million the size of the city of Galkacyo or smaller... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kashafa Posted June 11, 2008 one nation attacking another nation provocatively is reckless and scary to say the least, we'll wait and see what the UN has to say about this open aggression... Sweet Irony. War Rag'gu qaar-kees caqli-gaabana . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted June 11, 2008 ^Its you thats the Caqli-gaab on here, you want to turn this topic into TFG/Ethiopia and Ashabaab, add you comment regarding the war between the two mentioned countries... otherwise stay out of it and keep your energy for the respective topics... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me Posted June 11, 2008 Nice, Jabuuti comes into play too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kashafa Posted June 11, 2008 ^ How so ? Emp, you still haven't figured out the delicious irony slathered all across your quote, have you now ? Try again. The inability to grasp irony seems more and more like a genetic defect in dhabodhilifs. Hint: In 2006, one country, somewhere on Planet Earth, just so happened to 'provocatively attack' another country with 'open aggression'. And the UN bowed and clapped. Hope that helps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LANDER Posted June 11, 2008 Except one side has an army of 11 000 and the other 200 000+, not exactly a fair fight. Afwerki is dumber than I thought, knowing full well the French and American armies have bases in Djibouti and knowing full well the Americans are not particularly fond of Eritrea, why start a fight? This also plays into his so-called enemy and former ally Zenawi's hands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
