• Operation Sunset News; Friday, Feb 26:
  Ethiopia claims heavy damage to Eritrea's air force, infantry (AFP)
  Ethiopian troops break through (BBC Link)
  Operation Sunset Results in Further Victories (Ethiopian Gov't Spokesperson)
  'Significant victories' for Ethiopia on western front of war (AFP)
  Ethiopia claims victories as Eritrea acknowledges lost ground (AFP)
  Eritrea Says Ethiopia Broke Through Defenses (Reuters)
  Ethiopia Claims Shootdown of another Eritrean MIG-29 (AP)
  VOA Report - Ethiopia - Eritrea Fighting (VOA)
  
  
• Sports Break: A new movie about Ethiopian distance legend Haile Gebrselassie breaks the tired form (By Paul Gains, Outside Magazine)
  
  
• Thursday, Feb 25:
  Ethiopia Claims Eritrean Shootdown (AP)
  Eritrea, Ethiopia report continued fighting (AFP)
  Eritreans glued to radio listening for battlefield victories (AFP)
  Ethiopia, Eritrea battle for third day on border (Reuters)
  
  
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• Analysis: Reliving Ethiopian history: Welwel (1934) Vs. Badme (1998) (By G. Michael; Feb 25)
  
  
• Wednesday, Feb 24:
  Eritrea, Ethiopia Claim Fighting Advantage (Reuters)
  Eritrea Says Fighting Rages With Ethiopia (Reuters)
  
  
• Tuesday, Feb 23:
  Comment: Eritrea - Living Dangerously
  Eritrea Says It Has Repulsed Ethiopian Ground Attack (Reuters)
  Eritrea says Ethiopia begins major offensive (Reuters)
  Ethiopia / Eritrea Fighting (VOA)
  
  
• Immigrants Balance Global Conflicts, Personal Ties (Washington Post; Feb 23)
  
  
• Gadhafi Watch: Libya seeking "clarifications" on Lockerbie proposal (CNN; Feb 22)
  Eritrea and Libya using same tactics and supporting each other...
  
  
• "President Isaias assured Col Khaddafi that the Eritrean people support Libya's approach to the Lockerbie issue." Eritrea economic-commercial review (U.S. Embassy, Eritrea, Feb 1998)
  
  
• US "regrets" Ethiopian use of air power in conflict with Eritrea (AFP; Feb 22)
  
• Ethiopians "regret" American use of air power in conflict with Iraq
  Response to State Department Press Release
  
  
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• Ethiopian planes bomb Eritrean airport (AFP; Feb 21)
  
  
• Reference/Comment: A Dehai Map Showing Badime in Ethiopia
  (Courtesy of the Dehai Eritreans; Feb 20)
  
  
• EU delegation leaves Eritrea empty-handed -diplomats (Reuters; Feb 20) Note: The phrase "a senior Western diplomat in Asmara" should be interpreted as "US Ambassador to Eritrea William Clarke." This fellow has been a vocal Eritrea advocate since being confirmed last year (see his Senate testimony).
  
  

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