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It was the start of a two-year war between Ethiopia and Eritrea that killed an estimated 70,000 people from both sides.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)Eritrea, which initiated the war with around 300000 troops, suffered several defeats as Ethiopia captured Barentu and a third of Eritrean territory. Accordingly, some claim Eritrea might have lost up to 150,000 troops as its remaining forces were cornered near the capital city Asmara
[The government] doesn't have other revenues, what can they do? I remember with the war with Ethiopia in 1998, they issued bonds and let Eritreans living abroad buy them so they could fund the war.
Eritrea, which initiated the war with around 300000 troops, suffered several defeats as Ethiopia captured Barentu and a third of Eritrean territory. Accordingly, some claim Eritrea might have lost up to 150,000 troops as its remaining forces were cornered near the capital city Asmara
It was the start of a two-year war between Ethiopia and Eritrea that killed an estimated 70,000 people from both sides.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link){{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)[The government] doesn't have other revenues, what can they do? I remember with the war with Ethiopia in 1998, they issued bonds and let Eritreans living abroad buy them so they could fund the war.