Addis AbabaEthiopia cited UN Charter Article 51 against Eritrea on Friday.
Eritrea’s foreign minister replied on Saturday that the accusation amounts to a declaration of war.
Ethiopia says Eritrean troops advanced up to 38 miles into Tigray, Responsible Statecraft, the Quincy Institute’s magazine, reported.
Eritrea’s letter quotes Ethiopia’s deputy chief of staff saying the war’s aim was to invade the port of Assab.
Ethiopian drones reportedly hit Eritrean forces near Adigrat on Wednesday and Thursday.
How each outlet framed it
- Responsible Statecraft leans critical
- reconstructs the dispute from the 2020 TPLF-Abiy background and quotes Eritrea's letter citing an Ethiopian general on Assab as the war's objective
Sources: Responsible Statecraft