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Siege of Barentu

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Siege of Barentu
Part of the Eritrean War of Independence
DateSeptember 1977 - August 1978
Location
Result Ethiopian victory
Belligerents
EPLF
ELF
Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Petros Solomon Merid Negussie
Casualties and losses
550 killed Unknown

The siege of Barentu took place in 1977 in and around the town of Barentu in western Eritrea. It was jointly laid to siege by the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) and the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) against the forces of Ethiopia.[1]

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Transcription

The battle

The town of Barentu was defended by a large garrison of Ethiopian troops. The garrison had constructed numerous fortifications to improve the defensibility of the town. Furthermore, a local Kunama militia had been raised to support the Ethiopian troops.

The Ethiopian garrison was reorganized as Task Force 507, while the Ethiopian Air Force deployed their F-5Es in Mekelle and began using their air superiority to their advantage. This close air support inflicted heavy casualties on the forces of the ELF and EPLF who were conducting their first major joint operation. The failure of this joint operation would have significant consequences later in the War of Independence.[2]

On 13 June 1978, the EPLF and the ELF attempted to storm the town of Barentu in a coordinated assault, however this town was situated on high ground and they were soon exposed to heavy firepower. The EPLF lost 150 troops and 1 tank. According to reports, fighting between the ELF and EPLF also happened, and caused around 400 casualties. The EPLF and the ELF would abandon the siege before retreating to Agordat on August 1978.[3][4]

The failure of the siege and the heavy losses incurred by both the ELF and EPLF forces in this battle, as well as the failure at the First Battle of Massawa, led to the strategic withdrawal of rebel forces.

References

  1. ^ Dan Connell (15 July 2019). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-5381-2066-8.
  2. ^ Fontanellaz, Adrien. Ethiopian-Eritrean Wars Eritrean war of independence, 1961-1988 · Volume 1. p. 39.
  3. ^ AF Press Clips. Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State, U.S.A. May 1978.
  4. ^ Fontanellaz, Adrien. Ethiopian-Eritrean Wars Eritrean war of independence, 1961-1988 · Volume 1. p. 39.

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