What the records say
- When
- May 1993 – Oct 1998
- Kind
- Territorial claim
- Coordinates
- 13.72° N, 42.73° E
- Region
- 4
- Claim resolution
- 12
- Claim violence
- 0
- Significance
- 10
- Significance index
- 3
- Significance state1
- 5
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Hanish Islands conflict
Dispute between Yemen and Eritrea
The Hanish Islands conflict was a dispute between Yemen and Eritrea over the island of Greater Hanish in the Red Sea, one of the largest in the then disputed Zukur-Hanish archipelago. Fighting took place over three days from 15 to 17 December 1995. In 1998, the Permanent Court of Arbitration determined that the territory belonged to Yemen.
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The source
- ICOW Territorial Claims 1816–2001Issue Correlates of WarCorrelates of War: free use with citation
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