June 18: CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT SIGNED IN ALGIERS: Ethiopian and Eritrean foreign ministers sign document. Reporters visit Ethiopian-controlled Ambaseira mountain, north of Senafe, disproving Eritrea’s recent claim to have captured the "commanding heights" that control Senafe.
June 17: Eritrea announces “voluntary” deportation of Ethiopian civilians living in Eritrea. The Eritrean government claims that Ethiopian civilians were beaten and killed because they "provoked" and "taunted" Eritreans.
June 16: Frontlines are quiet: UNHCR reports that another 104 fleeing Eritrean soldiers arrived in Sudan yesterday.
June 15: Ceasefire on Sunday: signature date set for Algiers. Foreign reporters in Tesseney see battle aftermath -- an Eritrean trench outside Tesseney became a grave for Eritrean soldiers. Also, evidence that Eritrea has diverted food aid to its army was discovered.
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