update · Ethiopian Threats and Territorial Claims Against Eritrea: The Public Record
ENDF calls rejection of Ethiopia’s Assab claim banditry
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By Mesob Journal Staff · Published
An ENDF statement described denial of Ethiopia’s Red Sea and Assab claim as “banditry” and invoked soldiers’ willingness to sacrifice. Addis Standard dates the statement to 27 September and published its report on 29 September.
The armed forces publicly associated the Assab claim with military sacrifice.
- Speaker / institution
- Ethiopian National Defense Force · Official statement
- Record type
- Military messaging
- Date basis
- 27 September 2025 · reported 29 September

