Battle of Tsorona

Battle of Tsorona
Part of Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict
Date12–13 June 2016
(1 day)
Location15°N 39°E / 15°N 39°E / 15; 39
Result Both sides claim victory
Territorial
changes
No territorial changes
Belligerents
Eritrea Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Isaias Afewerki
Sebhat Ephrem
Mulatu Teshome
Siraj Fergessa
Casualties and losses
18 killed
(Eritrean claim)
Higher than the Ethiopian losses
(Ethiopian claim)
Lighter than Eritrean losses
(Ethiopian claim)
200+ killed, 300+ wounded
(Eritrean claim)

The Battle of Tsorona was an engagement between the Eritrean and the Ethiopian armies on the border near the town of Tsorona.