21.  Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin told Ethiopian television Tuesday night that Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki had said that a unilateral withdrawal by Eritrean forces was unthinkable.

22.  Frightened Ethiopians on Wednesday loaded their belongings in donkey carts and fled their village now occupied by Eritrean forces.

23.  In a statement faxed to news agencies Sunday, the Ethiopian government said Eritrean forces had shelled Adigrat with heavy artillery, wounding seven civilians.

24.  It did not say when Eritrean forces had occupied the contested area nor exactly where it was.

25.  It was not clear how large the Eritrean force was, but the wounded Yemeni troops said the assault was carried out by thousands of soldiers.

26.  It was the second straight day Ethiopia had accused Eritrean forces of attacking its positions along the frontier.

27.  It was the second straight day that Ethiopia had accused Eritrean forces of attacking its positions along the heavily-fortified frontier.

28.  Last month, Ethiopia accused Eritrean forces of incursions into Ethiopian territory.

29.  Mount Egali -- and Eritrean forces -- now stand between them and their apparent goal.

30.  No one was hurt and Eritrean forces did not retaliate, Gebremeskel said.