The Eritreans describe the start of the war thus: "after a series of armed incidents during which several Eritrean officials were murdered near the disputed village of Badme, Ethiopia declared total war as on 13 May and mobilized its armed forces for a full-scale assault on Eritrea." (Staff. «history». Embassy of the State of Eritrea, New Delhi, India. Cópia arquivada em 9 de fevereiro de 2015)
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The Eritreans describe the start of the war thus: "after a series of armed incidents during which several Eritrean officials were murdered near the disputed village of Badme, Ethiopia declared total war as on 13 May and mobilized its armed forces for a full-scale assault on Eritrea." (Staff. «history». Embassy of the State of Eritrea, New Delhi, India. Cópia arquivada em 9 de fevereiro de 2015)