Eritrean Civil War (Mingtian)

The Eritrean Civil War was an armed conflict that took place in Eritrea between February 28 2021 to June 3 2022 between the Eritrean government and a secluded branch of the Islamic State known as the Islamic State in Eritrea. The treaty resulted in the dissolution of the Islamic State in Eritrea and led to economic depression in Eritrea known as the Eritrean Black Wednesday.
Both sides suffered mass casualties due to the Eritrean military being undeveloped and highly unprepared for the civil war, and it took a heavy toll on the Eritrean economy shown through its depression years later. The Islamic State in Eritrea primarily controlled rural townships in southern Eritrea, with its headquarters being founded in Assab in November 2021.
The war sparked in late January 2021 when a member of the Islamic State gunned down nineteen Eritrean civilians, killing six and injuring thirteen. From there, the Islamic State quickly took control of the heavily unguarded city of Assab, and founded themselves as the Islamic State in Eritrea. War was declared on February 28 2021 by the Eritrean government for the massacre that took place in Asmara a week prior. The war concluded on June 1 2022 when a division of Eritrean militia stormed the Islamic State's headquarters in Assab, killing 29 active members including the leader of the Eritrean branch, Adham el-Mina. His body is buried in the Red Sea after being disposed of on the Eritrean coast, similar to Osama bin Laden's burial in the Arabian Sea.
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