Issayas remember this eight years ago? You said the "Sun would not rise..." but the sun did, it is very sunny in Badme today. Of course you would not know , you can not go there! But trust us it is sunny!
May 12, 2000

War triggerd by Issayas in 1998 erupted again in 2000. Ethiopian troops left their trenches and attacked Eritrean defenses.

May 14, 2000 Ethiopia claimed a major victory against Eritrea and claimed that 8 divisions had been destroyed
May 16, 2000 Ethiopian troops penetrated into western Eritrea and attempted to cut off retreating forces.
May 17, 2000 Ethiopian forces pushed into Eritrean territory and the UN Security council approved an embargo against both countries.
May 18, 2000 Ethiopian troops captured Barentu in Eritrea and some 250-550 thousand refugees were reported displaced by the fighting.
May 24, 2000 Eritrea evicted from land it seized in 1998 following a 12-day offensive by Ethiopia. Eritrea claimed it withdrew. Very Funny! Yemane Gebrab of Shabis taught Iraqi Bob how to pretend they are winning. Click here very funny!
May 26, 2000 As Ethiopia continued to push into Eritrean territory, President Isayas telephoned the UN Secretary General asking him to intervene and halt the push, resulting in an agreement on peace talks.
May 28, 2000 In Eritrea Ethiopian warplanes bombed a nearly completed power plant in Massawa as thousands of refugees fled north.
May 29, 2000 In Eritrea Ethiopian planes launched air raids on a military airstrip near Asmara as their foreign ministers prepared for talks in Algeria