Five years later it invaded Ethiopia, triggering what became known as the Badme War, which lasted two years. (Photo by Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images)When he learned about the outbreak of the war, Mebrahtu Haftu came to the hospital to see if he could help. On the first day of the conflict, Ethiopian soldiers were not yet his enemy. Footage captured at the scene shows dozens of bodies strewn on the dusty earth, apparently massacred by Ethiopian soldiers. The conflict widened and would be marked by atrocities similar to those in the Tigray war.