Battle of Afabet

When

17 Mar 1988 – 20 Mar 1988

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

16.18° N, 38.68° E

Description

1988 watershed battle in the Eritrean War of Independence

1988 battle of the Eritrean War of Independence

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. The battle has been described as being the largest battle in Africa since the Second Battle of El Alamein.

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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille d’Afabet pendant la guerre d’indépendance de l’Érythrée”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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