DJIBOUTI, June 11 (Reuters) - Two Djiboutian soldiers were killed and 21 wounded when troops clashed with Eritrean forces along their border overlooking strategic Red Sea shipping lanes, Djibouti said on Wednesday.
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL11187409.html
The clashes took place on Tuesday in the Ras Doumeira area where Eritrean troops reportedly carried out an incursion on April 16, sparking tensions between the two Horn of Africa neighbours.
"During the pursuit of an Eritrean deserter who tried to rally the Djiboutian armed forces, the Eritrean military opened fire on our units at around 12:30am [0930 GMT]," the Djioutian army said in a statement.
"The Djiboutian armed forces retaliated with their weapons."
The army said that Eritrean military officials then issued an ultimatum for Djibouti to return all 30 Eritrean deserters on its soil or face armed action.
"At 6:40pm [1540 GMT], under the cover of darkness and prayer time, Eritrean troops opened fire on our soldiers," the statement said.
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Of course the Eritrean forces are like the Al Shabaab , they never loose anybody in war and nobody is allowed to report on them ,w hich explains the high rate of desertion {30} amongst their rank @ first contact
Death to all Xabush !
Death to these Xabush , wether they are Ethiopians or Eritreans the Xabush are the poison of the Horn of Africa.
