• Combined News from Friday, Feb 12:
  Ethiopia/Eritrea Fighting (VOA)
  US plans to host Ethiopia peace bid (The Independent (UK))
  Eritrean President Says War May Last only a few More Days (AP)
  Eritrea Claims Zala Anbesa Shelled (AFP)
  Ethiopia Claims Progress in Eritrean Border War (Reuters)
  
  
• Combined News from Thursday, Feb 11:
  Eritrea War Displaced (VOA)
  Ethiopia / Eritrea Fighting (VOA)
  Eritrea War (VOA)
  France sends frigate to defend Djibouti (Reuters)
  Ethiopia apologises for civilian air raid deaths (Reuters)
  FOCUS-Ethiopia, Eritrea ignore calls for peace (Reuters)
  Eritreans relax after fierce Tsorona fighting (Reuters)
  Ethiopia warns Eritrea to evacuate civilians from front lines (AFP)
  
  
• Comment: A Commentary on the UN Security Council Resolution Feb 11, 1999
  
  
• SECURITY COUNCIL DEMANDS IMMEDIATE HALT TO HOSTILITIES BETWEEN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA United Nations; Feb 10, 1999
  
  
• Combined News from Wednesday, Feb 10:
  ANALYSIS-National pride fuels Ethiopia-Eritrea war (Reuters)
  U.N. calls for cease-fire to stop 'disaster' in Horn of Africa (CNN)
  The farce of teenagers plucked from a football pitch and forced into battle (The Independent)
  Why boys are being press-ganged into war (The Independent)
  British arms cargo seized by Customs (The Independent)
  U.N. council demands Ethiopia Eritrea end fighting (Reuters)
  FOCUS-Eritrea says fighting eases in border war (Reuters)
  FOCUS-Ethiopia links truce to Eritrean withdrawal (Reuters)
  
  
• Opinion: Fierce Fighting and Worse Feb 10, 1999
  
  
• UN Security Council demands immediate end to fighting between Ethiopia and Eritrea United Nations; Feb 9, 1999
  
• Statement by US President Bill Clinton White House; Feb 9, 1999
  U.S. Calls For Restraint In Ethiopian-Eritrean Conflict US State Dept.; Feb 9, 1999
  
  
• Combined News from Tuesday, Feb 9:
  Ethiopian planes bomb Eritrean border village (AP)
  Commentary on the above article
  Ethiopia Says Tank Battle Underway Near Badime (VOA)
  Fierce Fighting Characterizes Resumption of Conflict in Horn (AP)
  Ethiopian people confident of winning border war (Reuters)
  Ethiopia Raid Kills Civilians As Border War Rages (Reuters)
  
  
• African Rivals Seek Aggressor Washington Post; Feb 8, 1999
  
  
• Opinion: The Obstinancy that Blocks the Road to Peace Feb 8, 1999
  
  
• Combined News from Monday, Feb 8:
  Columns of smoke and circles of fire (BBC)
  Eritrea: Ethiopian Forces Beaten Back at New Front (AP)
  Ethiopia Captures Key Eritrean Military Positions (Ethiopian Gov't Press Release)
  FOCUS-Ethiopian Offensive Seen Held at Bay (Reuters)
  FOCUS-Ethiopia, Eritrea open new border war front (Reuters)
  Ethiopia-Eritrea Fighting (VOA)
  Eritrea Says Ethiopia Opens New Front In Border War (Reuters)
  Ethiopian Ground Forces Aided by Air Support
  Ethiopia Destroys Eritrean Radar Station (Ethiopian Gov't Press Release)
  
  
• Combined News from Sunday, Feb 7:
  Battlefield Losses Prompt Eritrea to Attack Civilians (Ethiopian Government Press Release)
  Fears of Full-Scale Border War (BBC)
  Addis Ababa Unaffected By The War (AFP)
  Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea Of Shelling Civil Targets (Reuters)
  Eritrea Attacks Civilian Targets To Compensate Battlefield Losses (WIC)
  Geza Gerlase has become Geza Ethiopia (a comment)
  Ethiopia and Eritrea Clash Again on Border (Reuters)
  EU urges peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea (Reuters)
  Eritrea Accuses Ethiopia of Launching a Second Offensive (AFP)
  
  
• New Fighting Along Border of Ethiopia and Eritrea New York Times; Feb 7, 1999
  
• Fighting Shreds Fragile Peace Between Ethiopia, Eritrea Washington Post; Feb 7, 1999
  
  
• Combined News from Saturday, Feb 6:
  Ethiopian Defence Forces Defuse Eritrean Offensive: Control Enemy Stronghold( WIC)
  Ethiopia And Eritrea Armies Battle On Border (Reuters)
  Ethiopian Airlines Temporarily Moves Its Hub to Nairobi (Xinhua)
  War Reportedly Flares Between Ethiopia and Eritrea (AP)
  
  
• Smuggled Arms Intercepted in Antwerp (e-mail from a European Citizen); Feb 6, 1999
  
  

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