[nb 1] It was triggered by tension which began on April 16, 2008 when Djibouti reported that Eritrean armed forces had penetrated into Djiboutian territory and dug trenches on both sides of the border. CASE BACKGROUND. It was triggered by tension which began on April 16, 2008, when Djibouti reported that Eritrean armed forces had penetrated into Djiboutian territory and dug trenches on both sides of the border. But they aggressively occupied part of our country. 525 B.C.E. This is an aggression we are resisting".Djiboutian troops with light armoured cars near the borderThe French foreign ministry said it was highly concerned about the fighting.The United States State Department issued a press release condemning Eritrea's "military aggression" saying it represented "an additional threat to peace and security in the already volatile Horn of Africa" and calling for Eritrea to accept third party mediation on the border dispute.The Peace and Security Council of the African Union urged Eritrea and Djibouti to exercise the utmost restraint and to resolve the dispute through dialogue including fully cooperating with an AU mission sent to the area. Battle of Pel… Djiboutian forces then came under fire from Eritrean forces demanding the return of the deserters.44 Djiboutian soldiers were killed and 55 wounded during the fighting. But they aggressively occupied part of our country. The Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict still holds a central position and has a serious implication to the conflicts running in the Horn of Africa. ON THE DJIBOUTIAN-ERITREAN BORDER The distance between the rival armies is shorter than the barrel of a gun. Only minor border changes resulted. Djiboutian President Guelleh declared: "We've always had good relations. The currently in force 1900 boundary agreement specifies that the international boundary starts at In January Eritrea reportedly requested to cross the border in order to get sand for a road, but instead occupied a hilltop in the region.44 Djiboutian soldiers were killed and 55 wounded during the fighting. Continuing to use this site, you agree with this. According to Djiboutian estimates, 100 Eritrean soldiers were killed, 100 captured, and 21 defected. According to a ruling by an international commission in The Hague, Eritrea broke international law and triggered the war by invading Ethiopia. Djibouti and Eritrea Border Conflict I. This is an aggression we are resisting".The League of Arab States held an emergency session in response to the fighting and called for Eritrea to withdraw from the border region.The French foreign ministry said it was highly concerned about the fighting.The United States State Department issued a press release condemning Eritrea's "military aggression" saying it represented "an additional threat to peace and security in the already volatile Horn of Africa" and calling for Eritrea to accept third party mediation on the border dispute.A further meeting in September referred to the signing of a peace and reconciliation Agreement ("the Djibouti Agreement") between the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) in Djibouti on 19 August 2008 and took note of a request for an international stabilization force to be deployed to the region.A UN fact-finding mission was sent to the region and issued a report saying the standoff between Djibouti and Eritrea could "have a major negative impact on the entire region and the wider international community" noting while Djibouti has pulled out of the disputed area Eritrea has not. Env. At the end of the war, Ethiopia held all of the disputed territory and had advanced into Eritrea. The fact-finding mission was not allowed into Eritrea by the Eritrean government.On 23 December 2009, the UN Security Council imposed sanctions on Eritrea for providing support to armed groups undermining peace and reconciliation in Somalia and because it had not withdrawn its forces following clashes with Djibouti in June 2008. The sanctions were to imposed an In early June 2010, Djibouti and Eritrea agreed to refer the matter to Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea!I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like. 1. circa 12,376 B.C.E. Qatar has tried to act as a mediator in the case. Battle of Bitter Lakes 5. Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf accused Eritrea of occupying disputed territory on the border, and said his country wanted a peaceful solution but was ready for conflict if necessary. According to Qatar's Prime Minister Hamad bin al-Thani, the agreement implies a withdrawal of Eritrean and Djiboutian troops from the disputed Ras Doumeira area at the Red Sea coast while Qatar leads the mediation process. According to Djiboutian estimates, 100 Eritrean soldiers were killed, 100 captured, and 21 defected.