Eritrean
Britishadjective
noun
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In early October, eyewitnesses told the BBC they had seen Eritrean troops in Tigray amid reports they were backing the TPLF.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
"I also saw Eritrean military vehicles that had been hit by a drone," they added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Eritrean soldiers have crossed into northern Ethiopia heading towards an area where clashes have been taking place between national army troops and regional forces, residents in the Tigrayan town of Adigrat have told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Ethiopia expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats and shut its embassy in Asmara on Thursday, while Eritrea responded that it would "sever all diplomatic ties".
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Crispi’s uncompromising suppression of disorder, and his refusal to abandon either the Triple Alliance or the Eritrean colony, or to forsake his colleague Sonnino, caused a breach between him and the radical leader Cavallotti.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
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