What the records say
- When
- 2008
- Kind
- Armed conflict
- Deaths
- 35
- Coordinates
- 12.71° N, 43.14° E
- Incompatibility
- territory
- Type of conflict
- interstate
- Territory name
- Common border
- Region
- Africa
- Location
- Djibouti, Eritrea
- Side a
- Government of Djibouti
Placed at the middle of its 2 recorded clashes (UCDP GED).
Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict
2008 conflict in the Horn of Africa
The Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict was a border conflict between the forces of Djibouti and Eritrea that occurred between June 10 and June 13, 2008. It was triggered by tension which began on April 16, 2008, when Djibouti reported that Eritrean armed forces had penetrated into Djibouti and dug trenches on both sides of the border.
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The source
- UCDP Battle-Related DeathsUppsala Conflict Data ProgramCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
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