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map. Djibouti-Eritrea
Border War (June, 2008) Eritrea and Djibouti engaged in
a military clash along their mutual border over the
course of three days, June 10- 13, 2008, resulting
in the deaths of nine Djibouti soldiers, and the
wounding of around 60 others. Some reports indicate
that the French Foreign Legion in Djibouti provided
logistical and medical aid to the Djibouti forces
during the battles. Previously, in mid-April, 2008,
Djibouti accused Eritrea of sending troops across
the border and digging trenches and defensive
emplacements inside Djibouti. Tensions between these Horn of
Africa neighbors have been escalating, in large
part due to the fact that Djibouti is allied to
Ethiopia, France, and the United States. Ethiopia
and Eritrea have fought two bloody wars, and
maintain large military forces on their mutual
border as they continue to view each other as foes.
Also, Eritrea has been accused of aiding Islamist
forces in Somalia, where they have fought against
intervening Ethiopian and American forces since
late 2006. The 13th Demi-Brigade of the
French Foreign Legion, with 2,850 troops, shares a
military base, called Camp Lemonier, with the
Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA)
of the United States Central Command, since
2002. Using their base at Camp
Lemonier, American forces launched a Predator drone
which flew over neighboring Yemen in 2002 which
fired a Hellfire missile, killing al-Qaida
operatives Abu Ali al-Harithi and Ahmed Hijazi,
along with four other suspected terrorists.
al-Harithi was believed to be a leader in the
attack on the USS Cole in Yemeni waters in October
of 2000. American forces based in Djibouti at Camp
Lemonier also launched missions against Islamist
forces in Somalia during the Ethiopian intervention
which began in December of 2006. Links: The
crazy Eritrea-Djibouti
conflict-- Vanguard,
Nov. 21, 2008 FRANCE
MOVES TROOPS NEAR DJIBOUTI-ERITREA
BORDER--Eritrea Daily,
June 14, 2008 Nine
dead in escalating Djibouti-Eritrea
clash--June 12, 2008,
Reuters http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL11187409.html Wikipedia
Article on Border Clash Yemen,
djiboutI, eritrea: Sanaa working for a
reconciliation
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stability
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of
Insurgence
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new conflict rooted in old
ties
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- in
Self-Defense
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International
lawlessness
- at The Guardian (UK). - Dec 30,
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world
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via Yahoo! News - Dec 29, 2006
The
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Africa
- at Daily Telegraph (UK) - Dec
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Somalia
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at International Herald Tribune -
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