600 Chapter 5
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Eritrea seized and held approximately 40 Yemeni fishing vessels stem-
ming from Eritrean claims to a disputed island.
MID#4200
Dispute Number: 4200
Date(s): August 21, 1999
Participants: 531 Eritrea/679 Yemen
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Unclear)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Eritrean Coast Guard units seized six Yemeni fishing vessels in disputed
waters. Yemen protested.
MID#4379
Dispute Number: 4379
Date(s): June 17, 2005
Participants: 531 Eritrea/679 Yemen
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: An Eritrean soldier attacked a Yemeni fisherman in Eritrean waters.
MID#4407
Dispute Number: 4407
Date(s): June 25, 2010 to September 1, 2010
Participants: 531 Eritrea/679 Yemen
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Missing)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Eritrean pirates captured 14 Yemeni fishermen in June 2010, forcing the
fishermen to Eritrea. Once there, Eritrean seized the fishermen for 10 days before
releasing them on July 5. In August, Yemen captured nine Eritrean soldiers posing as
fishermen at a Yemeni port.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from August 29, 2010.
540 ANGOLA/600 MOROCCO
MID#2150
Started in March 1977. See the narrative in the 490 Democratic Republic of the
Congo/540 Angola dyad dispute list.