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Event war Middle East

Eritrean-Ethiopian Border War (Badme)

1998 CE – 2000 CE

A border dispute over the town of Badme erupted into full-scale trench warfare reminiscent of WWI, killing 70,000-100,000 people in one of Africa's deadliest interstate conflicts.

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Standing in 1998 CE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Canada Polity · Americas Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE Mexico Polity · Americas Founded 1810 CE · attested to 2026 CE Argentina Polity · Americas Founded 1816 CE · attested to 2026 CE Eritrean–Ethiopian War Conflict · Middle East 1998 CE – 2000 CE Naxalite–Maoist Insurgency Conflict · South Asia 1967 CE – 2026 CE Kurdish–Turkish Conflict Conflict · Europe 1984 CE – 2026 CE

Around the same time

The nearest dated moments on either side.

1996 CE First Congo War 1998 CE Second Congo War 1998 CE Eritrean–Ethiopian War 1998 CE Kosovo War 1999 CE Second Chechen War 1999 CE Kargil War