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The Landing That Made Eritrea Inevitable

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Operation Fenkil and the Battle That Shifted the Balance of the Horn of Africa By Alula Frezghi History occasionally pivots in...

Fenqil: The Decisive Blow That Reshaped Eritrea’s Road to Freedom

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By David Yeh Fenqil stands as one of the most transformative moments in the Eritrean struggle for independence, not simply...

From the Annals of History-Fenkil Operation: The Tide That Turned the War

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By David Yeh Operation Fenkil stands as one of the most decisive, transformative, and symbolically powerful moments in Eritrea’s thirty...

Fenkil at 36: Victory, Memory, and the Wounds That Still Speak

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by @Dahlakib February is a sacred month in Eritrean history. It marks the commemoration of Operation Fenkil, the bold and...

Operation Fenkil: Our Historical Memory, the Sacrifice of Our Ancestors, and the Collective Will of a People

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By Wedi Jelhanti When we speak of Operation Fenkil, we are not referring to a distant historical episode. We are...

Operation Fenkil: The Defining Victory in Eritrea’s Struggle for Independence (1990–2026)

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By David Yeh The story of Eritrea’s struggle for independence is one of courage, resilience, and unwavering determination. Among its...

Fenqil Operation: Eritrea’s Victory at Massawa

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​By David Yeh ​Fenqil stands as one of the most transformative moments in the Eritrean struggle for independence, not simply...

Operation Fenkil: The Battle That Redefined Eritrea’s Liberation Struggle

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A five-page historical expansion of the February 8–10, 1990 campaign by Aron Abraha I. Prelude to a Decisive Moment By the late...

Operational Deception and the Recovery of Strategic Surprise: 70th Division’s Diversion and Operation Fenkil

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by PI Demoz Abstract This article analyzes the role of operational deception in Operation Fenkil, the 1990 campaign that led to...

Operation Fenkil and the End of Ethiopia’s Red Sea Illusion

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How Eritrea Restored Strategic Surprise, Liberated Massawa, and Rewrote the Geopolitics of the Horn By Alula Frezghi Some defeats end wars....

H.E. Veteran Fighter President Isaias Afwerki: Leadership Forged by Training, Time, Principle and Struggle

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By David Yeh Like fine wine, most of President Isaias Afwerki’s interviews become clearer with time. One can return to...

Operation Fenkil: The Beginning of the End for Ethiopian Occupation in Eritrea

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by Adulytes, from (February 8, 2025) Introduction  On February 10, 1990, Operation Fenkil delivered a crushing blow to Ethiopia’s military occupation,...