Siege of Barentu

Siege of Barentu
Part of the Eritrean War of Independence
Date September 1977 - August 1978 Location Barentu, Eritrea Result Ethiopian victory
Belligerents
EPLF ELF	Ethiopia
Commanders and leaders
Petros Solomon	Merid Negussie
Casualties and losses
550 killed	Unknown

The siege of Barentu took place in 1977 in and around the town of Barentu in western Eritrea. It was jointly laid to siege by the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) and the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) against the forces of Ethiopia.^[1]