Must Read: The battle of Adwa – revisited 2022
Posted: 29 Oct 2022, 16:24
The analyst, Rashid Abdi reported two days ago that:
“Fierce battles raging in Tigray as ceasefire talks enter day 3. Most intense fighting around Adwa. A counteroffensive by TDF has basically cut off and trapped 10s of 000s of EDF and ENDF in a strategic sector. This will now be template of war. Draw in enemy, then cut them off
The BBC Africa editor, Will Ross provided as similar assessment on Wednesday:
Heavy fighting reported to be taking place on several fronts Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. A senior military commander with the Tigray forces told the BBC that the clashes near the town of Adwa involved heavy artillery and tanks.
From these reports – and other information – it will seem that both the Ethiopian forces and the Eritreans are facing a severe test at Adwa. Will a defeat, similar to that inflicted on the Italians and their Eritrean colonial troops, be repeated in 2022? We will have to wait and see.
One can only hope that if this does happen, the Eritreans will not suffer the fate inflicted on them in 1896. So far the Tigrayans have generally treated their prisoners well – recently releasing thousands of troops they had taken captive.
Source: https://martinplaut.com/2022/10/29/the- ... ited-2022/
“Fierce battles raging in Tigray as ceasefire talks enter day 3. Most intense fighting around Adwa. A counteroffensive by TDF has basically cut off and trapped 10s of 000s of EDF and ENDF in a strategic sector. This will now be template of war. Draw in enemy, then cut them off
The BBC Africa editor, Will Ross provided as similar assessment on Wednesday:
Heavy fighting reported to be taking place on several fronts Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. A senior military commander with the Tigray forces told the BBC that the clashes near the town of Adwa involved heavy artillery and tanks.
From these reports – and other information – it will seem that both the Ethiopian forces and the Eritreans are facing a severe test at Adwa. Will a defeat, similar to that inflicted on the Italians and their Eritrean colonial troops, be repeated in 2022? We will have to wait and see.
One can only hope that if this does happen, the Eritreans will not suffer the fate inflicted on them in 1896. So far the Tigrayans have generally treated their prisoners well – recently releasing thousands of troops they had taken captive.
Source: https://martinplaut.com/2022/10/29/the- ... ited-2022/