- Official: Eritrea Nearing Crisis - AP, May 18 "With the key western town of Barentu already under the control of Ethiopian troops, Eritrea also faced a humiliating military reversal in its two-year war with its larger neighbor. Authorities urged residents of Akordat to evacuate. Mendefera, 37 miles south of Asmara, also was emptying in fear of advancing Ethiopian forces"
- Eritrea – Fleeing Ethiopia’s Advance - BBC Focus on Africa: 1700 GMT, May 18 "Its an enormous blow. The news was greeted with absolute shock here"
- Asmara fears the worst - BBC, May 18,
- BBC Update: Ethiopia captures strategic town - BBC, May 18, "Civilians are now said to be leaving Akordat, which is only one hour's drive on a tarred road from Barentu. There are also reports that Eritrean troops are retreating from Akordat, in order to defend Keren - the last town before the capital"
- Ethiopia captures strategic town - BBC, May 18, "They reorganised and tried to resist but, after heavy and fierce fighting comprised of air attacks, ground infantry and heavy artillery, the Eritreans were forced to retreat"
- ANALYSIS: A Chess Game on the Ethiopian Border - Washington Post, May 17,
- Ethiopia Scores Major Victory in War With Eritrea - Reuters, May 18, "Barentu, about 70 km (45 miles) inside Eritrea, had served as a major command center and supply route for Eritrea's army on the western Badme front of the two-year-old border war"
- Ethiopian soldiers take Eritrean town of Barentu - BBC Network Africa 0430 GMT, May 18, "The Eritrean army says that heavy fighting is going on to the south of Barentu"
- Jets Keep Up Bombing Runs Into Eritrea - VOA, May 18,
- Ethiopia Pushes Harder in Eritrean Territory - New York Times, May 18,
- Security Council Resolution Announcing Arms Embargo - UN, May 18,
- UN Imposes Arms Embargo on Ethiopia And Eritrea - Reuters, May 18,
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