From: Berhane Habtemariam (Berhane.Habtemariam@gmx.de)
Date: Fri Feb 13 2009 - 11:16:23 EST
Eritrea VIDEO: Operation Fenkil - The History of EPLF Navy (Part 1&2)
Feb 12th, 2009 . <http://www.EastAFRO.com/Post/category/edf/> EDF,
<http://www.EastAFRO.com/Post/category/news/> News,
<http://www.EastAFRO.com/Post/category/video/> Video
<http://www.eastafro.com/Post/2009/02/12/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-the-
history-of-eplf-navy-part-1/>
http://www.eastafro.com/Post/2009/02/12/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-the-h
istory-of-eplf-navy-part-1/
<http://www.eastafro.com/Post/2009/02/12/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-the-
history-of-eplf-navy-part-2/>
http://www.eastafro.com/Post/2009/02/12/eritrea-video-operation-fenkil-the-h
istory-of-eplf-navy-part-2/
Video documentary: "n'us gn liEli teamir," The History of EPLF navy: After
the Second Congress of the EPLF an offensive force was proposed and created
with a base in Sudan. These forces played a critical role at the Battle of
Massawa when they sunk several Ethiopian warships in the harbor. At the
close of the Eritrean War of Independence the balance of the Ethiopian Navy
was inherited by this Naval force. Since independence the Eritrean Navy has
expanded its fleet of high-speed patrol boats. This branch of the Eritrean
Defence Forces served with distinction under the command of then Commander
Tewolde Kelati. The current Commander of the Eritrean Naval Forces is Major
General Hummed Ahmed Karikare. The Eritrean Naval Forces Headquarters is in
Massawa.
Eritrean Navy
>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#column-one>
navigation, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#searchInput> search
The Eritrean Navy is a smaller branch of the
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_Eritrea> Eritrean Defence Forces.
It is responsible for the security of the entire coastline of
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrea> Eritrea, more than 1,100 km, as well
as the Eritrean territorial waters.
Contents
* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#Naval_ships> 1 Naval
ships
* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#History> 2 History
* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#Current_issues> 3
Current issues
* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#References> 4
References
Naval ships
* Super Dvora Mk II <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Dvora_Mk_II>
* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osa_class_missile_boat> Osa-class
missile boats- 5 Osa II in service
History
The Eritrean Navy of today is said to have been an outgrowth of the
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Liberation_Front> Eritrean Liberation
Front's sea transport operations early in the
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_War_of_Independence> Eritrean War of
Independence.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#cite_note-Killion-0> [1] This
continued as a part of the
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_People%27s_Liberation_Front> Eritrean
People's Liberation Front (EPLF) after the split of the organizations. After
the Second Congress of the EPLF an offensive force was proposed and created
with a base in Sudan.
These forces played a critical role at the
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Massawa_%281990%29> Battle of
Massawa when they sunk several Ethiopian warships in the harbor.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#cite_note-Killion-0> [1] At the
close of the Eritrean War of Independence the balance of the
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Navy> Ethiopian Navy was inherited
by this Naval force.
Current issues
Since independence the Eritrean Navy has expanded its fleet of high-speed
patrol boats. This branch of the Eritrean Defence Forces served with
distinction under the command of then Commander
<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tewolde_Kelati&action=edit&redlin
k=1> Tewolde Kelati. The current Commander of the Eritrean Naval Forces is
Major General
<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hummed_Ahmed_Karikare&action=edit
&redlink=1> Hummed Ahmed Karikare. The Eritrean Naval Forces Headquarters is
in <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massawa> Massawa.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#cite_note-1> [2] The Eritrean
Navy has a cooperation agreement with
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan> Pakistan.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#cite_note-2> [3]
Through Proclmation 104 the Eritrean Navy is empowered by the Ministry of
the Fisheries to enforce fisheries related on behalf of the Ministry.[4]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#cite_note-3>
References
1. ^ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#cite_ref-Killion_0-0> a
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#cite_ref-Killion_0-1> b Killion,
Tom (1998). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0810834375> 0810834375.
2. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#cite_ref-1> ^
<http://www.shabait.com/staging/publish/article_004658.html> "Blieqat
Veteran Women Fighters Association stages exhibition in Massawa". 6 March
2006. <http://www.shabait.com/staging/publish/article_004658.html>
http://www.shabait.com/staging/publish/article_004658.html. Retrieved on 8
June 2006.
3. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#cite_ref-2> ^
<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article17663> ""Pakistan to train
Eritrean navy"". <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006> 2006-
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_18> 09-18.
<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article17663>
http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article17663. Retrieved on 12 October
2006.
4. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Navy#cite_ref-3> ^
<http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0477e/a0477e0j.htm> "Country review:
Eritrea". <http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0477e/a0477e0j.htm>
http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0477e/a0477e0j.htm. Retrieved on 2 March
2007.
----[This List to be used for Eritrea Related News Only]----