location: Shemboko
notes: Ethiopia advanced into Eritrea, capturing Shemboko as fighting continued at the Mereb-Setit front between the Mereb and Tekeze rivers for the Fourth day. The victory was confirmed by Ethiopian state television footage and a BBC correspondent who was flown over the area and reported Ethiopian trucks and soldiers making deep advances into western Eritrea.
target_text: location: Shemboko, fatalities: 0