Tag Archive for: Military
How South Africa Helped Expel Mussolini From Ethiopia
Warfar History Network | National Interest | Troops of the British Commonwealth, particularly those of South Africa, played a key role in driving the Italians from Somaliland and Ethiopia.
Here's What You Need to Know: For this greed, Mussolini…
Biden administration puts hold on foreign arms sales, including F-35s to UAE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has put a temporary hold on several major foreign arms sales initiated by former President Donald Trump.
Officials say that among the deals being paused is a massive $23 billion transfer of stealth…
The East African war escalates, Ethiopia accuses Sudan of occupying 9 camps
NetEase| According to Ethiopian sources, Ethiopian ambassador to Sudan Ibtalal Amero accused the Sudanese army of occupying nine camps in Ethiopia. In Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, Amelo told representatives of the UN Truce International Organization…
Pterosaur Rainbow drones (UAV) are put into battle, attacking Ethiopian rebels at night, killing 500 people on the spot
UAV Network 2020-11-30 | The Asian-African conflict that was just quelled a while ago finally ended with Azerbaijan’s victory. In this war, drones as a new type of military weapons showed up on the battlefield, and soon won the world’s…
The Ethiopian army’s offensive is fierce, and the Russian observers are very emotional: so many advanced Eastern weapons
NetEase | According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on January 21, the Ethiopian army’s offensive was very fierce. Russian observers were very impressed by the fact that so many advanced Eastern weapons appeared.
Ethiopia…
The UAE supports Ethiopia and dispatched drones to fight the rebels
UAV Network | Tencent QQ | Ethiopia: the price is too good
According to a report by TASS News Agency on December 3, the UAV deployed by the UAE in Eritrea recently participated in the Ethiopian civil war and achieved "impressive" results.…
Ethiopias military offensive in Tigray accompanied by atrocities and internal repression
Source: IPIS Research Briefing | Arms Trade Bulletin November – December 2020
On 4 November 2020 the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) launched a military offensive against the Tigray regional government. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister…
Silencing of guns in Africa remains a pipe dream
IOL | The African Union set itself a goal of silencing guns on the continent by 2020 but has failed to achieve that goal dismally. Guns are still blazing in the DRC, CAR, Libya, South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ethiopia,…
Ethiopia operating Chinese mobile bridges
Source: Defence Web
Ethiopia’s military appears to have acquired a number of mobile bridges from China.
Photos posted on Twitter last month show at least three truck-mounted mobile bridges being transported along a road in Ethiopia.
They…
Strong Defence on a Shoestring Budget: How Capable Are Ethiopia’s Armed Forces?
Source: Military Watch Magazine
Ethiopia has long faced a precarious security situation, enduring threats from a number of sources including the Al Shabab militant group operating from neighbouring Somalia, territorial disputes with neighbouring…