- Ethiopia Launches A Major Offensive - Washington Post, May 24, 2000
- Ethiopia Opens Key Border Offensive, Claims Gains - Reuters, May 23
- Eritrea vows to fight on - BBC, May 23
- No ceasefire until all lands recovered, and that's close: Ethiopia - AFP, May 23
- Ethiopia Claims Victory on New Battlefront - Reuters, May 23 'Ethiopian forces pounded Eritrean lines from early morning and army chiefs said they quickly broke through. They have already shattered the defence lines of the enemy, they have overrun many of their trenches by flanking from the right and the left, finding gaps and penetrating deep in," said Seyoum Mesfin, Ethiopia's foreign minister'
- Ethiopia says war nearly over - BBC, May 23
- Free rein for Eritrean opposition - BBC, May 23
- Ceasefire must come before peace talks: Eritrea - AFP, May 23
- Horn war spreads to central front, EU says Eritrea drops talks demands - AFP, May 23
- Ethiopia claims major advances in latest offensive: diplomats - AFP, May 23
- Fighting Hits Key Ethiopian Border - AP, May 23
- Ethiopia Leader Nixes Truce Appeal - AP, May 22 -- Ethiopia's 10-day-old offensive into Eritrea so far has overwhelmed - and humiliated - its neighbor with surprising ease. Ground that Eritrean troops held last week, seemingly secure in miles of trenches and bunkers they spent years preparing, is now thick with the debris of war, Eritrean corpses, and victorious, confident Ethiopian soldiers.
On May 18, faced with four Eritrean infantry divisions dug deep into the steep, rocky hillsides overlooking the strategic town of Barentu, Maj. Shegaw engaged his enemy from behind to secure Ethiopia's most crucial victory yet.
- ANALYSIS-Ethiopia gains upper hand over Eritrea - Reuters, May 21 "As trench war gave way to running battles, the Ethiopians chased enemy troops deep into Eritrean territory. They took a string of bombed-out villages and then seized Barentu, a large town that served as Eritrea's key command and logistics base for the entire front. Burned-out tanks and rotting corpses lie on the plains and mountain roads around Barentu, the remnants of raging battles as the Ethiopians surged northwards."
- Hundreds of thousands of Eritrean refugees expected in Sudan - AP, May 22 --Hamid, the governor of Kassala, said some 70 Eritrean soldiers have crossed into Sudan and turned in their weapons," but we are sure some of the refugees are actually soldiers."
- U.S. Did Little to Deter Buildup as Ethiopia and Eritrea Prepared for War - New York Times, May 22
- US diplomats quit Eritrean capital as troops advance Ethiopia advance to striking range of Addis Ababa - The Independent, May 22 --- Ethiopia is at a critical point. It must decide whether to halt its attacks and consolidate recent victories or, in the words of one Western diplomat in Addis Ababa, "go for broke" and attempt to take Asmara. But after the easy victories, Ethiopians are bracing themselves. "The Eritreans aren't mugs and they know guerrilla tactics," said the diplomatic source. "Everyone is expecting the counter-offensive."
- Ethiopia pushes deep into Eritrea - The Guardian, May 22 --- "A successful attack on Asmara would almost certainly lead to the overthrow of the Eritrean president, Isaias Afewerki"
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An Ethiopian tank rolls through Barentu - Reuters
Abandoned Eritrean tank near Barentu - GSP
