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The following references may be useful when improving this article in the future:

Ethiopia Eritrea Conflict Archive: News and Article Archive Day to day coverage of war.
Onwar.com: Armed Conflict Events Data: Ethiopian-Eritrean Border War 1999 (Present)
BBC: War blocks Ethiopia's lifeline 13 April 2000
BBC:Eritrea and Ethiopia at war 16 May 2000
BBC: Ethiopia's next move 22 May 2000
BBC: Horn peace boost 30 March 2001
BBC: Eritrean PoWs return home 29 November 2002
BBC: Peace 'undermined' by Ethiopia 10 March 2003
Tom Cooper & Jonathan Kyzer. II Ethiopian Eritrean War, 1998 – 2000 website of ACIG.ORG 2 September 2003. Details the use of air power during the war.

Military outcome[edit]

On a routinely basis, various editors keep changing the result from "Ethiopian military victory" to "Stalemate" (or an equivalent). No sources have supported this idea, and the article itself makes it quite clear that Ethiopia won the war militarily. If the claim holds any merit, its proponents need to back it up with something. Mikrobølgeovn (talk) 13:57, 22 November 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Sedit11: I'm sure it's fun to add "Eritrean Victory" to every article you come across. But have you thought of actually reading the articles first? (I want to assume good faith, but I see that you've already been warned twice, so here we go.) Mikrobølgeovn (talk) 23:33, 7 February 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Eritreanfreedomfighter: Did you actually read the sources? I very much doubt that, because if you had, you would have known that they unanimously contradict your claim that this war ended in a "stalemate". The sources and the article itself makes it very clear that Ethiopia won the military part of the war. Mikrobølgeovn (talk) 04:16, 11 February 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Certain users need to read Wikipedia:Nationalist editing and ask themselves what they are here for. Mikrobølgeovn (talk) 08:50, 24 February 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Black American Music 209[edit]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 23 October 2022 and 15 December 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Soccergirln215 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Soccergirln215 (talk) 04:47, 28 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Eritrean Casualities[edit]

I am confused as to how the figure of 150,000 dead Eritreans is being used as a reliable number. Upon looking at the "sources" it states that the figure was claimed by 'some people' without a definitive person or organization being mentioned. All other sources of casualties have this set as a minimal benchmark. If there are no objections I wish to have this figure removed due to lack of definitive source. Ericandude (talk) 12:33, 8 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]