Eritrea urged the U.N. Security Council to take deterrent measures against Ethiopia and denied allegations that it had deployed troops to Ethiopian territory, calling the accusation a "declaration of war," Reuters reported on Oct. 10. This comes amid reports of clashes between Ethiopian and Eritrean forces around the border town of Bure in Ethiopia's Afar region, with a source close to the Ethiopian government quoted by Canada-based outlet UMD Media saying the Ethiopian military had crossed into Eritrea and seized the locality of Deba Sima, located less than 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the port city of Assab.