Derg's Ethiopian army Operation "Red Star" offensive against EPLF in February 1982: After a month-long bombing campaign, over 100,000 troops threw themselves at the EPLF stronghold in the Sahel mountains. Supported by new Soviet tanks, helicopter gunships and Katyusha rocket launcher trucks, they should have been unstoppable. But the Eritreans held their ground over three months of... 

Participants Of 24th Round National Service Graduate In Sawa Sawa, July 16 2011 – The participants of the 24th round National Service graduated in Sawa today at an impressive ceremony presided over by President Isaias Afwerki. The ceremony was also attended by regional Administrators, Army commanders and PFDJ heads, as well as parents of the graduates and invited guests.     In... 

Nakfa (Tigrinya: ናቕፋ) is a town in northern Eritrea, after which the nakfa currency is named. It served as the base for the Eritrean People's Liberation Front, during the Eritrean War of Independence. During the war, Nakfa was subjected to a number of destructive attacks that left only the mosque standing. Close to Nacfa are the trenches of Denden. Here you can find the sites of the liberation... 

What makes this military wedding different is the attire and perhaps some traditions not found in civilian weddings. There is such pomp and circumstance, pageantry and patriotism in these sophisticated rituals. Wedding Attire An officer or enlisted personnel in the bridal party wear uniforms in accordance with the formality of the wedding and seasonal regulations. Seating of Officers At the ceremony,... 

The Nadew Command was an Ethiopian Derg Army Corps composed of three combat divisions and accompanying support units. By mid-March 1988 the Nadew Command was preparing to launch an offensive campaign against EPLF, however, they were pre-empted by the EPLF. On the morning of March 17, the EPLF deployed troops on three fronts around Hedai Valley to encircle the Ethiopian garrison. Upon their attack,... 

PART I VIDEO: Operation Fenkil – Interview with Eritrean Defense Minister General Sebhat Ephrem   PART II  Read More →

  Interview with Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front's Women fighters – Captain Senbelawit joined in 1978, wounded 14 times; Colonel Elsa Habtemariam Joined in 1978, wounded 4 times; Fiyori Mehari joined in 1977, wounded 9 times; Mebrat Hadgu joined in 1978, wounded 6 times. Before their units were involved for the battle of Operation Fenkil, these women and their units under the command... 

The Battle of Massawa (Operation Fenkil) took place in February 1990 in and around the coastal city of Massawa, Eritrea. This offensive was also dubbed the Fenkil Offensive and was conducted by both land and sea by the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) against the Ethiopian Derg Army. During this battle EPLF used its small fleet of armed speedboats to sink or cripple most Ethiopian navy... 

Liberation of Massawa, Eritrea  (Operation Fenkil) February 1990: enashaE ziKulaE – 8000 Derg Ethiopian army Prisoners Of War, 120 Tanks captured or destroyed from Black Africa’s strongest army of then. Includes interview with Generals (Sebhat Ephrem, Haile Samuel (China), Gerezghier Andemariam (Wuchu), Romodan, Filipos Woldeyohanes, etc.)  Read More →

The liberation of Massawa (Operation Fenkil) February 1990 : The history of EPLF's small boats and how they crushed the Elephant Ethiopian Navy. Ethiopia’s Navy from Haileselassie regime until the Derg era was supported first by the United States and later by the Soviet Union. Overall, the Ethiopian navy had 35 years of naval experience. Most of the Navy officers were educated...