Battle of Afabet | |||||||
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Part of the Eritrean War of Independence and the Ethiopian Civil War | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
15,000–20,000 | 15,223[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4,000–5,000 killed[3] 5,000 wounded |
![]() 8,000–9,000 killed 5,000 captured[3] ![]() 1 killed 3 captured | ||||||
Location within Eritrea |
The Battle of Afabet was a three-day battle fought from 17 March through 20 March 1988 in and around the town of Afabet, as part of the Eritrean War of Independence.[4] The battle has been described as being the largest battle in Africa since the Second Battle of El Alamein.[5] It has been described as the most significant battle in terms of military and political consequences since the Ethio-Somali War, alongside the 1989 Battle of Shire of the Ethiopian Civil War.[6]
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