Middle East 597
MID#2757
Dispute Number: 2757
Date(s): October 1988 to October 7, 1988
Participants: 530 Ethiopia/625 Sudan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Sudan claimed the Ethiopian air force attacked and damaged Sudanese
planes spraying for locusts along the Ethiopian-Sudanese border. The Ethiopian For-
eign Ministry denied the accusation, but the Ethiopians were the only force capable of
doing such damage in the region.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from October 7, 1988.
MID#4079
Dispute Number: 4079
Date(s): March 8, 1994 to March 25, 1996
Participants: 530 Ethiopia/625 Sudan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 26–100 deaths
Narrative: This two-year dispute describes multiple incidents along the border
between Ethiopia and Sudan. The first incident began when Sudanese villagers
crossed the border in search of firewood. Ethiopia responded by sending forces to the
border who then clashed with Sudanese forces. Both countries accused the other of
supporting rebel groups and behavior counter to their established regimes.
MID#4130
Dispute Number: 4130
Date(s): January 1997
Participants: 530 Ethiopia/625 Sudan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Sudan accused Ethiopia of using rebels in conjunction with their own
forces for an attack on their territory. Ethiopia denied the charge, though its forces
were spotted in three separate incidents.
Coding changes: Fatalities changed from Missing.
MID#4399
Dispute Number: 4399
Date(s): May 9, 2008 to July 8, 2008
Participants: 625 Sudan/530 Ethiopia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)