Editing Politics of Eritrea (section)

===Regional issues===

Eritrea has had rough relations with most of its neighbors in the 1990s and initiated both small-scale and large-scale battles against Sudan, Djibouti, Yemen and Ethiopia. Eritrea invaded the Hanish islands of Yemen, Sudan blamed Eritrea for attacks in Eastern Sudan, UN commission accused Eritrea for invading Ethiopia and Djibouti officials accused Eritrea for shelling towns in Djibouti in 1996.<ref>[http://www.foreignaffairs.org/sponsored_sections/country_focus/yemen/yemen_report_print.pdf Eritrea invades Yemen's hanish islands] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031145007/http://www.foreignaffairs.org/sponsored_sections/country_focus/yemen/yemen_report_print.pdf |date=2008-10-31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/335911.stm|title=BBC News - Africa - Sudan accuses Eritrea of attack|website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Hornet/irin_111299b.html|title=DJIBOUTI: IRIN Focus on mounting tension with Eritrea [19991112]|website=www.africa.upenn.edu}}</ref><ref>[http://www.pca-cpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id=1151 UN accuses Eritrea for Invading Ethiopia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112212535/http://www.pca-cpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id=1151 |date=2013-01-12 }}</ref>
After this, Eritrea has made efforts to solve relations with Sudan and Djibouti, though relations with Yemen and Ethiopia remain sour. In 2008, an attack on Djibouti led by the Eritrean Army on the tip South end of the country led to several civilians being killed, and further international tensions. Eritrea abandoned the regional bloc [[IGAD]] which is membered by the four nations and Kenya. Due to the nature of its environment, many Eritreans risk their lives to flee the country and reach the Mediterranean and Europe.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13349078|title=Eritrea profile|date=2018-11-15|access-date=2019-12-16|language=en-GB}}</ref>