June 15: Ceasefire on Sunday: signature date set for Algiers. Foreign reporters in Tesseney see battle aftermath -- an Eritrean trench outside Tesseney became a grave for Eritrean soldiers. Also, evidence that Eritrea has diverted food aid to its army was discovered.

June 14 PM: Ethiopia announces acceptance of ceasefire agreement. statement issued by Prime Ministers office -- see government spokesperson website. The UNHCR today said that another 62 Eritrean soldiers had sought refuge at Gulsa camp in Sudan yesterday. Meanwhile Eritrea said it had "evacuated" Tesseney - 10 hours after Ethiopia announced its capture.

June 14: Battle underway near Tesseney Ethiopian forces launched a counterattack at midnight with fighting continuing through the morning. This fighting comes in response to an Eritrean attack on the Ethiopian rearguard covering the withdrawal of Ethiopian forces from Tesseney on June 6. Ethiopia responded by launching a counteroffensive at Gherghef on June 10. The Eritrean forces suffered a severe defeat and were again battered on June 12 as Ethiopian forces captured Guluj and moved on towards Tessenei.

UPDATE: Ethiopian troops capture Tesseney - again. Eritrean army suffers its third defeat in four days of fighting on the western front. Ethiopian troops have now advanced 60 kilometers since launching the counteroffensive on June 10. However, Eritrean spokesman Yemane Gebremeskel denies that Ethiopian troops are even near Tesseney, telling the AFP reporter: "The Ethiopians are in Guluj and the fighting is in the Guluj area," He also added that intense artillery bombardments were taking place near Assab.

June 12: Ethiopia accepts ceasefire plan provisionally. Ethiopia claims another victory in the west and denies Eritrea's claims on the other fronts. Eight hundred Eritrean soldiers flee to Sudan after defeat.

June 11: Eritrea claims to have 'totally foiled' Ethiopian offensive near Assab. Ethiopia claims major victory near Guluj with capture of an Eritrean colonel and hundreds of other Eritrean soldiers and armaments

New Website: Eritrean Kunama Homepage http://www.ndh.net/home/kunama/

June 10: Ethiopian forces launch a counterattack beginning 4am in Guluj/Tessenei area. Heavy fighting continues 38 km from Assab.

UPDATE: Ethiopia claims capture of main Eritrean stronghold on Bure/Assab front; heavy fighting continues. In western Eritrea, the Ethiopian counteroffensive has pushed beyond Guluj, causing heavy Eritrean losses and capturing Eritrean armaments. A BBC correspondent visited the battle site near Guluj and observed many Eritrean casualties as well as POWs. On the central front, Ethiopia claims it has repelled seven Eritrean attacks near Senafe and Imbaseira.

Meanwhile an Ethiopian foreign ministry statement released this afternoon was noncommital regarding the OAU proposal, saying that the proposal was being referred to the Ethiopian leadership.

June 9: Eritrea suddenly announces acceptance of ceasefire proposals. This follows Eritrea's claim of a new Ethiopian offensive near Assab, and Ethiopia's statement that it was conducting a counteroffensive and scoring 'resounding military achievements.'