Battle of Tsorona

Battle of Tsorona
	Part of Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict
Date	12–13 June 2016; (1 day)
Location	Tsorona, Eritrea15°N 39°E / 15°N 39°E
Territorial; changes	No territorial changes
Belligerents
Eritrea	Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Isaias Afewerki; Sebhat Ephrem	Mulatu Teshome; Siraj Fergessa
Casualties and losses
18 killed; (Eritrean claim); As equal to the Ethiopian losses; (Ethiopian claim)	47 killed ; (Ethiopian claim); 200+ killed, 300+ wounded; (Eritrean claim)

The Battle of Tsorona was an engagement between the Eritrean and the Ethiopian armies fought near the border town of Tsorona.^[4] Eritrean government statements identified Ethiopian armed forces as the aggressors and the Ethiopian government using a smokescreen of propaganda to justify the attack.^[2]

^ "Commemoration of Martyrs Day". Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Press Release". Archived from the original on 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
^ AFP. 'Significant' Casualities [sic] in Eritrea and Ethiopia Border Battle. June 13, 2016. Accessed July 06, 2016.
^ "Latest Ethiopia-Eritrea Clash is Culmination of Long-festering Tensions". Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[shabait2-1] "Commemoration of Martyrs Day". Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-20.

[shabait-2] "Press Release". Archived from the original on 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[mail-3] AFP. 'Significant' Casualities [sic] in Eritrea and Ethiopia Border Battle. June 13, 2016. Accessed July 06, 2016.

[voa-4] "Latest Ethiopia-Eritrea Clash is Culmination of Long-festering Tensions". Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

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