« Flagrant Aggression »: Ethiopia and Eritrea Accuse Each Other

Eritrea deployed between 5,000 and 8,000 soldiers in Tigray, prompting Ethiopia to accuse it of blatant aggression, citing its right to self-defense. Eritrea claims Ethiopia is conducting a long-term war of aggression against it. The presence of Eritrean troops in Tigray, a border region, has escalated tensions between the two nations, which previously fought a war from 1998 to 2000. Relations have worsened since 2018, with mutual accusations of destabilization.