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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!
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| 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 |