Massawa

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• U.S. Military Mission Advisory Group army and air forces were based at Kagnew, near Asmara, and naval personnel in Massawa.

  Academic text (1990)

• By early 1990, the EPLF had captured the port city of Massawa and all but the urban centers in eastern and central Eritrea, and now in mid-1991, controls the whole territory.

  Academic text (1991)

• A determined Ethiopian defense of Massawa, which was under attack from the EPLF, began on 19 December.

  Academic text (1990)

• It is questionable if the rebels would have allowed food aid to go through Massawa at that time since at their (the EPLF) meeting.

  Academic text (1990)

• In November 1978, the Ethiopian 10th Division was airlifted to Massawa to augment the faltering offensive.

  Academic text (1990)

• The EPLF has controlled most of Eritrea for more than two years, since the fall of the important town of Afabet in 1988 and the port of Massawa in February of 1989.

  Academic text (1991)

• When the rebels took over the port of Massawa, the government would not permit relief supplies to go through the port, but instead insisted on airlifts from the government-controlled port of Aseb, which is considerably more expensive.

  Academic text (1990)

• In April 1978, Israeli napalm and cluster bombs arrived in Massawa, while in Asmara, 600 Soviet and Cuban advisers, pilots, and engineers prepared for the offensive.

  Academic text (1990)

• We departed from Genoa, Italy, by ship and stopped first at Naples to pick up the Italian Advance Military Staff for the forthcoming Eritrean campaign, escorted by the Italian Navy passing through the Suez Canal to Massawa, Eritrea.

  Academic text (2003)

• The bustling port of Massawa serves as a key location for trade and fishing activities.

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