258:, which they destroyed then on 25 February departed for Shiraro, which they found deserted and the TPLF positioned on the heights. On the next day, although without intelligence about their opponents, the Derg soldiers advanced into an open field—where the TPLF ambushed them. After four hours of fierce fighting, the four brigades of the defenders dissolved and the men retreated in disarray. Their casualties were 117 dead (including three battalion and three company commanders) and 292 wounded (including 11 officers).
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When the Derg evacuated the town for the last time in 1985, allegedly the soldiers left land mines and hidden bombs which injured some people who had returned from hiding in the countryside. Shiraro was subjected to an aerial attack by Derg aircraft on 12 December 1988, which killed 8 people.
246:(TPLF) support. According to Gebru Tareke, the TPLF made Sheraro its base between 1979 and 1980, not only creating a support infrastructure there but also cultivating the land to grow cereals such as corn and sorghum, and cash crops like sesame. Eventually, the
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16:Town in Tigray Region, Ethiopia
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67:Location within Ethiopia
19:Town in Tigray, Ethiopia
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457:Al Jazeera
335:References
318:Tigray War
312:Tigray War
149:Population
86:37°46′23″E
83:14°23′45″N
641:Gulomahda
576:Abiy Addi
556:Adwa Town
256:Sur River
163:Time zone
141:Elevation
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546:Abergele
386:Archived
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324:and the
201:Ethiopia
185:Tigrinya
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181:Sheraro
111:Country
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26:Sheraro
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287:Muslim
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508:and
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