Spillover of the Tigray War

Spillover of the Tigray War is the impact of the Tigray War on other countries, particularly in Sudan.[1] This spillover mainly consists of Ethiopian refugees, of which more than 50,000 have crossed the Ethiopian-Sudanese border.[2] There have also been border clashes, mostly between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Ethiopian militias, but the Sudanese government has also claimed ambushes by the Ethiopian National Defense Force have taken place.[3]

Timeline

2020
  • December 28: Sudan says they retook 11 villages that were captured by Ethiopian militias.[4]
  • December 28: Fighting in the town of Lilli after Amhara forces attacked, displaced 1,000 farmers.[4]

2021
  • January 2: Sudan sends reinforcement to the Ethiopian border.[5]
  • January 3: Sudan arrested 45 TPLF fightera that crossed over into Sudan.[6]
  • January 3: Sudan recaptured the al-Fashqa district which was occupied by Amhara militias.[6]
  • January 4: Amhara militias from Ethiopia kidnapped and killed an unknown number of herders in Sudan.[7]
  • January 6: Sudan says they repelled two attacks from Ethiopia and captured an Ethiopian soldier.[8]
  • January 9: Ethiopia built a fence to stop refugees from crossing into Sudan.[9]
  • January 11: Ethiopian forces infiltrated 5 km into Sudanese territory, killing six civilians.[10]
  • January 13: A Sudanese Mil Mi-24 helicopter crashes near the Ethiopian border.[11]
  • January 13: An Ethiopian military aircraft crossed the Sudanese-Ethiopian border.[12]
  • January 13: Sudanese military captured nine Ethiopian Military camps inside Ethiopia.[13]
  • January 18: A cross border attack by an militia from Ethiopia killed two shepherds in the al-Qallabat al-Sharqiya locality. The attackers stole 250 sheep in the attack.[14]
  • January 20: An Ethiopian militia group attacked five Kilometers into Sudan destroying a car and injuring a farmer, the attack displaced 25 people.[15]
  • January 24: Ethiopia fired mortar shells at a Sudanese patrol, causing Sudan to respond with their own mortar shelling in eastern Al-Gadaref province.[16]
  • January 28: Ethiopia started deploying artillery, tanks, and anti aircraft systems to the border with Sudan.[17]
  • January 30: Ethiopian militias kidnaped 3 merchants in the Basindah area causing Sudan to deploy military reinforcements to the area.[18]

References
  1. Eltahir, Khalid Abdelaziz, Ali Mirghani, Nafisa (2020-12-18). "Analysis-Spillover from Tigray conflict adds to pressure on Sudan". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  2. "'I Have Lost Everything': Ethiopian Refugees Flee For Their Lives". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. "Sudan regains full control of border with Ethiopia: Ministry". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  4. "Situation Report EEPA Horn no 39. – 28 December" (PDF). Europe Extername Programme with Africa. 28 December 2020.
  5. "Situation Report EEPA Horn no. 44 – 3 January" (PDF). European External Programme with Africa. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. "Situation Report EEPA Horn no. 45 – 4 January 2021" (PDF). Europe External Programme with Africa. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. "Situation Report EEPA Horn No. 46 – 5 January" (PDF). European External Programme with Africa. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  8. "Situation Report EEPA Horn No. 48 – 07 January" (PDF). European External Programme with Africa. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  9. "Situation Report EEPA Horn no. 51 – 10 January" (PDF). European External Programme with Africa. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. "Situation report EEPA Horn no 54 – 13 January" (PDF). European External Programme with Africa. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  11. "Sudanese military helicopter crashes near Ethiopian border". AP NEWS. 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  12. Staff, Reuters (2021-01-13). "Sudan says Ethiopian military aircraft crossed border". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  13. "Envoy: Sudan army seized 9 Ethiopia camps". Middle East Monitor. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  14. "هجوم اثيوبي جديد يقود إلى استشهاد رعاة سودانيين بمحلية القلابات الشرقية". اخبار السودان (in Arabic). 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  15. الانتباهة, صحيفة (2021-01-20). "توغل مليشيات إثيوبية بعمق 5 كيلومترات داخل الفشقة الكبرى وإصابة مزارع". اخبار السودان (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  16. Abdel-Raheem, Adel (25 January 2021). "Sudanese patrol shelled by Ethiopian forces: Report". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  17. "Ethiopia Moves Artillery to Sudanese Border After Deadly Clashes". Bloomberg.com. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  18. "السودان ينشر تعزيزات عسكرية في الحدود الشرقية بعد اختطاف مليشيات إثيوبية لـ 3 تجار – سودان تربيون". www.sudantribune.net. Retrieved 2021-02-04.


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