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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Continued Eritrean struggle for independence
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gptkbp:casualties
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High for both sides
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Ethiopian_Army
gptkb:Eritrean_People's_Liberation_Front
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gptkbp:date
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gptkb:1988
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gptkbp:duration
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several months
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gptkbp:eritrean_alliances
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Support from neighboring countries
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gptkbp:eritrean_casualties
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Significant losses
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gptkbp:eritrean_command
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Decentralized leadership
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gptkbp:eritrean_forces
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Diverse units
Well-trained and motivated
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gptkbp:eritrean_history
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Key event in national narrative
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gptkbp:eritrean_independence
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Achieved in 1993
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gptkbp:eritrean_leader
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gptkb:Isaias_Afwerki
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gptkbp:eritrean_leadership
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Collective decision-making
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gptkbp:eritrean_legacy
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Inspiration for future generations
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gptkbp:eritrean_morale
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High during the battle
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gptkbp:eritrean_objectives
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Gain control of Nakfa
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gptkbp:eritrean_propaganda
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Promoted as a heroic stand
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gptkbp:eritrean_strategy
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Hit-and-run tactics
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gptkbp:eritrean_support
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Local population
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gptkbp:eritrean_tactics
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Use of local terrain
Ambushes and sabotage
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gptkbp:eritrean_victory
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Signaled a turning point
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gptkbp:ethiopian_alliances
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Support from superpowers
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gptkbp:ethiopian_civil_war
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Influenced by the battle outcomes
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gptkbp:ethiopian_command
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Centralized leadership
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gptkbp:ethiopian_defeat
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Led to strategic withdrawals
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gptkbp:ethiopian_history
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Marked by military failures.
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gptkbp:ethiopian_objectives
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Retain control of Eritrea
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gptkbp:ethiopian_propaganda
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Portrayed as a necessary campaign
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gptkbp:ethiopian_support
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gptkb:Soviet_Union
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Massawa
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Cold War era conflicts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Nakfa
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gptkbp:impact
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Boosted Eritrean morale
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gptkbp:international_response
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Increased during the battle
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gptkbp:legacy
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Symbol of Eritrean resistance
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gptkbp:location
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Nakfa, Eritrea
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Defensive positions
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Eritrean_War_of_Independence
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Afabet
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gptkbp:result
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Eritrean victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic victory for Eritrea
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gptkbp:strategy
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gptkb:Mengistu_Haile_Mariam
Conventional warfare
Artillery bombardments
Heavy losses
Numerically superior
Lessons learned in counterinsurgency
Use of air power
Diminished after losses
Authoritarian command structure
Consisted of regular army and militias
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Eritrea
gptkb:Eritrean_War_of_Independence
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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