- Eritrea denies Ethiopian capture of Mai Dima - AFP, May 20
- U.S. Embassy in Eritrea on Alert - AP, May 20
- Ethiopia Forces Consolidate Around Key Eritrea Town - Reuters, May 20
- US diplomats leave Eritrea - BBC, May 20
- After a Victory, Ethiopia Looks Toward Other Fronts - New York Times, May 20 "This evening, Ethiopian troops milled around and ate their rations at the hilltop building that was once a fortress for Italian troops in the colonial period and that, until Thursday, according to the Ethiopians, was the command center for Eritrean troops in the region."
- Ethiopians tighten grip in Eritrea after battles - Reuters, May 20 "Burned out tanks and jeeps lay abandoned on the roads through a mountain pass about 10 miles (15 km) south of Barentu, the remnants of a fierce battle that raged all around here for two days."
- Breaching the Borderlands - Washington Post, May 20 "The mountain sits astride the main road, and the Ethiopian soldiers stationed at the decisive pass were still beaming two days later. Shell casings, confiscated rifles and recovered land mines lined the shoulder. The late afternoon breeze carried the smell of decaying flesh." Breaching the Borderlands
- Eritrea defiant on second day of Ethiopian occupation - AFP, May 19
- Civilians in Eritrea flee as Ethiopian troops approach - AP, May 19 "With Ethiopian forces already in control of Barentu and Akordat, Keren - 50 miles north of the capital, Asmara - displayed all the trappings of a front-line city. Eritrean troops in camouflage streamed through the streets. The manager of the main hotel was said to have locked the doors and left. Account holders crushed at bank doors to withdraw their money to stock up on food, or to prepare to flee. "The enemy could attack at any time," Ibrahim Osman said as he fought to hold his ground among the crowd gathered in front of the local branch of the Commercial Bank of Eritrea."
- Eritrea refugees pour into Sudan from Ethiopia war - Reuters, May 19 "Now we are hearing up to 80,000 could be about to cross but we cannot confirm that figure," UNHCR spokesman Ron Redmond said. He said "a fair number" of Eritrean soldiers were among the arrivals and were being disarmed by the Sudanese army."
- Thousands of Eritreans flee war into Sudan - AFP, May 19 ""a tremendous influx is continuing" from Eritrea's Gash province… security authorities had been disarming Eritrean soldiers who crossed the border along with civilians, including women, children and elderly, after the fall of Barentu to the Ethiopians earlier this wake."
- ERITREA: NO LAMENTS FOR THE DEAD IN ETHIOPIA-ERITREA WAR - Reuters, May 19
- Eritrean, Ethiopian clash disrupts central London - Reuters, May 19
- Ethiopian Army Slices Into Eritrea as Vast Throngs Flee - New York Times, May 19 "Eritrean prisoner, Amine Abe, 22, said he had been caught in heavy fighting near Barentu, where he had been sent with huge reinforcements."
- Ethiopia scents victory in 'senseless' war - The Guardian, May 19 ""He said that he was glad to have been captured, that he had never wanted to fight, and that he still did not understand what thousands of young men and women were dying for. 'From now on I never want to see another bullet again.'"
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