Spillover of the Tigray War
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| Spillover of the Tigray War | |||||||
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| Part of the Tigray War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ethiopia Eritrea |
 Sudan | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 Ethiopian National Defense Force Eritrean Defence ForcesAmhara militia Afar militia |
Tigray Defense Forces  Sudanese Armed Forces | ||||||
The spillover of the Tigray War is the impact of the Tigray War on other countries, particularly in Sudan.[1] This spillover mainly consists of Ethiopian refugees, more than 50,000 of which have crossed the Ethiopia–Sudan border.[2] There have also been border clashes, mostly between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Ethiopian militias, but the Sudanese government has also claimed ambushes by the Ethiopian National Defense Force have taken place.[3]
Timeline[edit]
2020[edit]
- 28 December: Sudan says they retook 11 villages that were captured by Ethiopian militias.[4]
- 28 December: Fighting in the town of Lilli after Amhara forces attacked, displaced 1,000 farmers.[4]
- 31 December: Acting Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Omer Ismail announced in a news conference that the Sudanese Armed Forces recaptured the remaining disputed territories of al-Fashqa district, which was previously settled by Amhara farmers.[5]
2021[edit]
- 2 January: Sudan sends reinforcement to the Ethiopian border.[6]
- 3 January: Sudan arrested 45 TPLF fighters that crossed over into Sudan.[7]
- 4 January: Amhara militias from Ethiopia kidnapped and killed an unknown number of herders in Sudan.[8]
- 6 January: Sudan says they repelled two attacks from Ethiopia and captured an Ethiopian soldier.[9]
- 9 January: Ethiopia built a fence to stop refugees from crossing into Sudan.[10]
- 11 January: Ethiopian forces infiltrated 5 km into Sudanese territory, killing six civilians.[11]
- 13 January: A Sudanese Mil Mi-24 helicopter crashes near the Ethiopian border.[12]
- 13 January: An Ethiopian military aircraft crossed the Ethiopia–Sudan border.[13]
- 13 January: Sudanese military captured nine Ethiopian Military camps inside Ethiopia.[14]
- 18 January: A cross border attack by a militia from Ethiopia killed two shepherds in Gallabat. The attackers stole 250 sheep in the attack.[15]
- 20 January: An Ethiopian militia group attacked five Kilometers into Sudan destroying a car and injuring a farmer, the attack displaced 25 people.[16]
- 24 January: Ethiopia fired mortar shells at a Sudanese patrol, causing Sudan to respond with their own mortar shelling in eastern Al-Gadaref province.[17]
- 28 January: Ethiopia started deploying artillery, tanks, and anti aircraft systems to the border with Sudan.[18]
- 30 January: Ethiopian militias kidnapped 3 merchants in the Basindah area causing Sudan to deploy military reinforcements to the area.[19]
References[edit]
- ^ Eltahir, Khalid Abdelaziz, Ali Mirghani, Nafisa (18 December 2020). "Analysis-Spillover from Tigray conflict adds to pressure on Sudan". Reuters. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "'I Have Lost Everything': Ethiopian Refugees Flee For Their Lives". NPR.org. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Sudan regains full control of border with Ethiopia: Ministry". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Situation Report EEPA Horn no 39. – 28 December" (PDF). Europe Extername Programme with Africa. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Sudan declares full control of border territory settled by Ethiopians". Reuters. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Situation Report EEPA Horn no. 44 – 3 January" (PDF). European External Programme with Africa. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Situation Report EEPA Horn no. 45 – 4 January 2021" (PDF). Europe External Programme with Africa. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Situation Report EEPA Horn No. 46 – 5 January" (PDF). European External Programme with Africa. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Situation Report EEPA Horn No. 48 – 07 January" (PDF). European External Programme with Africa. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Situation Report EEPA Horn no. 51 – 10 January" (PDF). European External Programme with Africa. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Situation report EEPA Horn no 54 – 13 January" (PDF). European External Programme with Africa. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Sudanese military helicopter crashes near Ethiopian border". AP NEWS. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Reuters Staff (13 January 2021). "Sudan says Ethiopian military aircraft crossed border". Reuters. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Envoy: Sudan army seized 9 Ethiopia camps". Middle East Monitor. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "هجوم اثيوبي جديد يقود إلى استشهاد رعاة سودانيين بمحلية القلابات الشرقية". اخبار السودان (in Arabic). 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ الانتباهة, صحيفة (20 January 2021). "توغل مليشيات إثيوبية بعمق 5 كيلومترات داخل الفشقة الكبرى وإصابة مزارع". اخبار السودان (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Abdel-Raheem, Adel (25 January 2021). "Sudanese patrol shelled by Ethiopian forces: Report". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Ethiopia Moves Artillery to Sudanese Border After Deadly Clashes". Bloomberg.com. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "السودان ينشر تعزيزات عسكرية في الحدود الشرقية بعد اختطاف مليشيات إثيوبية لـ 3 تجار – سودان تربيون". www.sudantribune.net. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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