2013 Eritrean Army mutiny

2013 Eritrean Army mutiny
Date	21 January 2013
Location	Asmara, Eritrea
Result	Coup d'état attempt failed; demands rejected
Belligerents
Eritrean Army rebels	Eritrean Government; Eritrean Defence Forces Eritrean Army loyalists; Eritrean Navy; Eritrean Air Force; Eritrean Police Force;
Commanders and leaders
	Isaias Afwerki; Ahmed Umer Kakay

The 2013 Eritrean Army mutiny was mounted on 21 January 2013, when around 100 to 200 soldiers of the Eritrean Army in the capital city, Asmara seized the headquarters of the state broadcaster, EriTV, and allegedly broadcast a message demanding reforms and the release of political prisoners.^[1]^[2] The mutiny was the first major incident of resistance to the rule of Isaias Afwerki since the purging of a group of fifteen ministers who demanded political reform in 2001. Details about the mutiny remain murky, with several (but not all) government officials denying it even took place, while opposition sources claimed it had been an abortive coup attempt.^[3]

^ "Eritrea mutiny over as government, opposition say 'all calm'". Al-Ahram. AFP. 2013-01-22. Archived from the original on 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
^ Tekle, Tesfa-Alem (10 February 2013). "Eritrea's president breaks silence over army mutiny incident". Sudan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
^ Straziuso, Jason (22 January 2013). "A day after unrest reported in Eritrea, calm returns. Ambassador denied coup attempt". AP. Retrieved 11 October 2013.

[AFP-1] "Eritrea mutiny over as government, opposition say 'all calm'". Al-Ahram. AFP. 2013-01-22. Archived from the original on 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2021-03-21.

[Sudan1-2] Tekle, Tesfa-Alem (10 February 2013). "Eritrea's president breaks silence over army mutiny incident". Sudan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 11 October 2013.

[APYahoo-3] Straziuso, Jason (22 January 2013). "A day after unrest reported in Eritrea, calm returns. Ambassador denied coup attempt". AP. Retrieved 11 October 2013.

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