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Eritrean envoy accuses Russia of aiding Ethiopia
"There are many [Russian] mercenaries -- generals, pilots of SU-25 and SU-24 (fighters)...We have told them [the Russian government] the facts we know." (Reuters, 26 May)

A Barren Border War
"Ethiopia and Eritrea's rulers have much to answer for. So do the authors of the U.S. policy for dealing with them so trustingly." (Washington Post, 26 May)

Old friends go to bloody battle
"Melles Zenawi, the Ethiopian, whose jails are well-stocked with political prisoners, stridently demands relief even as he buys more helicopter gun ships and missile systems from the Russians." (The Age, 26 May)

Stubborn Eritrea denies defeat but seeks peace (The Independent, 26 May)

Ethiopia agrees to peace talks (BBC, 26 May)

Eritrea's 'tactical retreat' (BBC, 26 May)

Neighbours lament Horn war (BBC, 26 May)

Eritrea withdraws but war rages (BBC, 26 May)

Eritrea Agrees to Cease-Fire (Washington Post, 25 May)

Eritrea withdraws troops (BBC, 25 May)

Eritrea agrees to withdraw from land occupied since start of war (AP, 25 May)

Eritrea OKs Disputed Land Withdrawal (AP, 24 May)

Eritrea Agrees to OAU call for redeployment, peace talks (Visafric, 24 May)

Eritrea says it downs four MiG jets, repulses attack (Reuters, 24 May)

Security Council urges immediate ceasefire (UN News Service, 23 May)

Rampant Ethiopia spurns ceasefire (The Times, 24 May)

Ethiopia says war nearly over (BBC, 23 May)

Major battle rages in Eritrea (BBC, 23 May)

"the new Ethiopian offensive on the central front means the conclusion to the war is likely to be found on the battlefield."

Heavy fighting breaks out on key front in Ethiopian invasion (AP, 23 May)

"Military analysts believe the outcome of the Zalambessa battle, which could produce the fiercest fighting of the war so far, will be the key to the result of the conflict."

New flare-up in Horn (BBC, 23 May)

"Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has rejected appeals to call an end to his troops' invasion of Eritrea to allow for peace talks."

Lines drawn in Eritrea's battle for survival (The Times, 23 May)

"Africa's two biggest armies are preparing for a titanic clash that will decide the military and political dominance of the Horn of Africa for years to come"

Former darling of the West is threatened with extinction (The Times, 23 May)

Ethiopia Vows to Press On With War (Washington Post, 23 May)

Eritreans denounce invasion (BBC, 22 May)

Ethiopian advance sparks evacuation (BBC, 21 May)

Ethiopia's army says it is 100 kilometers from the Eritrean capital (VOA, 21 May)

Ethiopian troops 'advance' (BBC, 21 May)

Sudan Faces Influx As Thousands Flee Eritrea War (Reuters, 21 May)

After a Victory, Ethiopia Looks Toward Other Fronts (New York Times, 20 May)

Libya seeks Eritrea-Ethiopia conflict resolution (BBC, 20 May)

US diplomats leave Eritrea (BBC, 20 May)

Breaching the Borderlands (Washington Post, 20 May)

Eritrea braces for refugee influx after war losses (Reuters, 20 May)

Ethiopia bombs Eritrean coast (BBC, 19 May)

UN says Eritreans fleeing into Sudan (BBC, 19 May)

Ethiopia Makes Major Gains in African War (Washington Post, 19 May)

Statement of Congressman Tom Campbell submitted for the record at the hearing of the house international relations committee on the looming famine in Ethiopia

"Ethiopia launched an infantry assault on Friday, May 12, 2000, with more than a quarter of a million infantry backed by armored tanks."

(House International Relations Committee, 18 May)

GILMAN ON ETHIOPIA: "WITHOUT THE WAR, THERE WOULD BE NO FAMINE" (House International Relations Committee, 18 May)

Ethiopia captures strategic town (BBC, 18 May)

War In Eritrea: What the Offensive Is Really About (Stratfor, 18 May)

Eritrea urges UN to take measures against Ethiopia (Visafric, 17)

Eritreans withdraw from key town (BBC, 17 May)

Eritrea remains confident in face of Ethiopian gains (AFP, 17 May)

Joint Statement By OLF, ONLF and SLF (16 May)

Eritrean Town Is Empty After Ethiopians Take Control (New York Times, 17 May)

Arms flood to Horn conflict (BBC, 16 May)

Addis Ababa revolts over arms ban "Foreign journalists were also attacked and British citizens have been urged to stay off the streets." (The Sunday Times, 16 May)

Ethiopia goes to the polls (BBC, 14 May)

"The National Election Board said that 90% of them had cast their votes. Reporters, however, saw little evidence of a large turnout."

Casualties mount in Horn (BBC, 14 May)
"Tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed or wounded in the last two days, according to government reports from both countries."

Call to end Horn war (BBC, 13 May)

UN demands end to Horn war (BBC, 13 May)

Ethiopia And Eritrea Resume 'Senseless' War (Reuters, 12 May)

Battle rages in the Horn (BBC, 12 May)

War 'resumes' in Horn (BBC, 12 May)

Resistance to TPLF/EPRDF repression spreads across Oromia (OIN, 11 May)

UN Human Rights Commission Report on the arbitrary detention of Oromo journalists

Reference: Letter from the Oromo Communities in North America to H.E. Mr. Kofi Anan, Secretary-General of the United Nations

UN team heads for Horn (BBC, 8 May)

News and Analysis: United Front to End misery and oppression (OIN, 3 May)

"Ethiopian Oromo boys imprisoned" in Djibouti (IRIN, 2 May)

Oromos in Victoria, Australia Demonstrate Against Rights Violations in Their Home Land (OIN, 2 May)

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