Name: Battle of Afabet
Start: 1988-03-17
End: 1988-03-20
Location: Battle of Afabet

Battle of Afabet 1988

Destroyed Ethiopian tanks after battle of Afabet

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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date	17 March 1988 – 20 March 1988	Wikidata
Year	1988	Wikidata P580 (start time)
Era	Post-1945 (1946 onwards)	derived from year
Location	Eritrea	Natural Earth (modern borders)
Continent	Africa	Natural Earth
War / conflict	Eritrean War of Independence	Wikidata P361
Coordinates	16.1833, 38.6833	Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Afabet was a three-day battle fought from 17 March through 20 March 1988 in and around the town of Afabet, as part of the Eritrean War of Independence. The battle has been described as being the largest battle in Africa since the Second Battle of El Alamein. It has been described as the most significant battle in terms of military and political consequences since the Ethio-Somali War, alongside the 1989 Battle of Shire of the Ethiopian Civil War.

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