Brother's at war in the horn of Africa
Two brothers ended up fighting on different sides during the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia - and they were not alone as many family members fought against each other.
“The war between Ethiopia and Eritrea can be explained by me and my brother, we are symbolic of the conflict,” Col Legesse Tafere, who fought on the Ethiopian side, told BBC Tigrinya.
“I am half-Eritrean and half-Ethiopian and so I was very sad that the war broke out between our brotherly nations.”
His younger brother Georjo Tafere was a commander on the Eritrean side during the 1998-2000 conflict.
They ended up on opposite sides as they joined different rebel groups.
“The war between Ethiopia and Eritrea can be explained by me and my brother, we are symbolic of the conflict,” Col Legesse Tafere, who fought on the Ethiopian side, told BBC Tigrinya.
“I am half-Eritrean and half-Ethiopian and so I was very sad that the war broke out between our brotherly nations.”
His younger brother Georjo Tafere was a commander on the Eritrean side during the 1998-2000 conflict.
They ended up on opposite sides as they joined different rebel groups.