Hanish Islands conflict
Dispute between Yemen and Eritrea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hanish Islands conflict[lower-alpha 1] was a dispute between Yemen and Eritrea over the island of Greater Hanish in the Red Sea, one of the largest in the then disputed Zukur-Hanish archipelago. Fighting took place over three days from 15 December to 17 December 1995. In 1998 the Permanent Court of Arbitration determined that the territory belonged to Yemen.[3]
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Hanish Islands conflict | |||||||||
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Part of the conflicts in the Horn of Africa | |||||||||
Map of the Hanish islands | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Eritrea | Yemen | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Isaias Afwerki Sebhat Ephrem | Ali Abdullah Saleh | ||||||||
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500 | About 200 | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
12 killed[4] |
15 killed[4] 196 captured[5] | ||||||||
17 Yemeni civilians arrested[5] |
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