Second Afar insurgency

Second Afar insurgency
Part of the Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict

Map with areas traditionally inhabited by the Afar people highlighted in green.
Date1995 – 18 July 2018
Location
Afar Region, Ethiopia
Southern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
Status
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Ethiopia Meles Zenawi
Eritrea Isaias Afwerki
Casualties and losses
275–569 killed in total[citation needed]

The Second Afar insurgency was an insurgency in the Afar Region of Ethiopia and the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea (also known as Dankalia), waged by various Afar rebel groups. Both Ethiopia and Eritrea supported different rebel groups in the region in a proxy war, and occasionally engaged in border skirmishes with each other, as well as with opposing rebel groups.

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  2. ^ "Eritrean rebels claim to have killed dozens of intelligence agents". Sudan Tribune. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Red Sea Afar rebels attack Eritrean military camp". Sudan Tribune. 26 January 2006. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.