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The Siege of Barentu took place in 1978 in and around the town of Barentu in western Eritrea. It was jointly laid to siege by the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) and the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) against the forces of Ethiopia. This was a decisive battle during the Eritrean War of Independence and marked the beginning of Soviet involvement in the conflict.

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rdfs:comment	The Siege of Barentu took place in 1978 in and around the town of Barentu in western Eritrea. It was jointly laid to siege by the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) and the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) against the forces of Ethiopia. This was a decisive battle during the Eritrean War of Independence and marked the beginning of Soviet involvement in the conflict.
foaf:name	Siege of Barentu
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causalties	Unknown
combatant	Cuba Ethiopia USSR 23pxEPLF 23pxELF
commander	Afwerki, Isaias Mengistu Haile Mariam Ephrem, Sebhat Awate, Hamid Idris Petros Solomon
is part of military conflict	Eritrean War for Independence
place of military conflict	Eritrea Barentu
result	Ethiopian victory; ELF/EPLF siege fails
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Flag_of_Eritrea_(1952-1961).svg?width=300

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