Thursday, March 11, 1999, 7:40 pm local time
from Ethiopian Gov't Spokesperson Website: http://www.ethiospokes.net/

     War manual  found in the trenches.    

During their nine months living in the trenches, Eritrean military personnel created   "homes" for themselves at their posts. These pictures show the "residence" and office of General Omar Teweil in the Eritrean trenches.                         

Ethiopian soldiers atop captured Eritrean tank

Ethiopian defense forces achieved a total victory on February 26 in their counter-offensive known as Operation Sunset.

Having suffered a monumental and humiliating defeat, the army of President Issaias retreated under fire, scattering and leaving behind their military armaments.

    During the military engagement at the Badme front, Eritrea deployed large numbers of  military personnel, heavy artillery, tanks and armored military vehicles. The Ethiopian ground and air forces captured and destroyed many of the enemy tanks and numerous heavy artillery.

Ethiopian Defence forces also seized numerous medium-range rockets, low-level armaments and munitions.

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