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From: samuel Igbu (ypfdjbc@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Mar 14 2011 - 18:34:09 EST
Mejlis A'Sewri replaced "Qeyada Al-Ama" and the moment the new leadership
came to power, it tried to manipulate the fighters to join the movement
through a council of elders. Once the ploy failed, Mejlis A'Sewri passed a
resolution on February 24, 1972 to destroy any kind of opposition. The first
attempt was on Obel on February 29, 1972: where leaders of Obel were
ambushed and surrendered without firing a single bullet, deceiving many
fighters. Until March 3, 1972 members of the opposition movement were
assassinated, surrendered or fled in exile to Sudan, and Obel was completely
destroyed.
A week after Obel was destroyed; Mejlis A'Sewri attacked People's Liberation
Forces-1 around Mai-Ule. It killed members of the unit scattered in the
villages working in a propaganda campaign. These latter attacks on the unit
led to the eruption of a civil war. Leaders of Mejlis A'Sewri tried to
manipulate the attention of other units that the assassination campaign was
only against the People’s Liberation Forces -1. Despite their efforts,
People’s Liberation Forces-2 and other units of People's Liberation Front
moved to Northern Sahel to defend themselves from safe grounds. These units
in Sahel defended against the attacks from Mejlis A'Sewri and also gained
the support from the public and former members of ELF, which enabled the
movement to grow in number.
*The Development of the People’s Liberation Forces and the Assassination
Attempts *
The Eritrean People's Liberation Forces moved to the Northern Sahel and
settled in a place called Geregr, in Sudan. In April 1972, the movement
officially stated its stance on the civil war. The statement declared that
the People’s Liberation Forces is against the civil war ignited by the ELF,
and stated the only problem that is going to be solved through armed
struggle is the one with the colonizers and any differences among the
national movements can be solved peacefully. But the leadership in ELF did
not accept the statement.
During the Eritrean People's Liberation Forces’s stay in Geregr, members of
Obel fled to Sudan from the assassination and attacks of the ELF leadership
joined the movement. They began to join the front to continue their struggle
against the ELF leadership. They joined the ELF-1 but with time, they
started requesting for their own separate leadership within the front until
an official declaration of the unification of the two movements. Considering
that unity comes with good will and united efforts, the leadership of the
People's Liberation Front allowed them to have the leadership they
requested.
The front had three administrative units and a unification meeting was held
from 16 to 28 October 1972, and passed the following resolutions:
1. The Political Issues in the Field
- To oppose the idea of civil war and try to solve the difference among the
movements peacefully
- To introduce political education to raise the awareness and knowledge of
the fighters and reduce illiteracy
- To have a mouth piece, a magazine, called "Fitwerari" in the name of the
united force
2. The Military Situation in the Field
- To unite the structure and military rules of the three units.
- In addition to defending against assassination and attacks, the front
mainly should focus on the struggle against enemy forces.
To be Continued ……..
-- Sincerely *YPFDJ British Columbia Chapter* YPFDJ Goal and Purpose- Our goal is to build a strong, conscious and patriotic youth movement.
Our purpose is:
- To raise the awareness and level of organisation of Eritrean youth to serve our nation - To reassert the identity, patriotism and unity of Eritrean youth - To promote the participation of Eritrean Youth in the national reconstruction of Eritrea as well as guarding the sovereignty of Eritrea - To enhance the position and influence of Eritrean Youth in their respective countries of residence.