So now you have a degree in military science?
Abiy is guy who started the offensive. He bombed the hell out of Mekelle. Had them running to the mountains.
Gen Tsakdan was recalled by TPLF - he had be ostracized after falling out with Tigray Generals - during late 90s border wars with Eritrea - when he wanted to storm Asmara and overrun Eritrea.
Other generals thought he was a crazy dude.
He told them he was not going to work with TPLF - they formed TDF.
Gen Tsakdan then told the TPLF he need at least six months to train 100K soldiers.While Ethiopia and Eritrea forces - plus all the militia - were busy raping and looting in Mekelle - Gen Tsakdan was training 100,000 volunteers into TDF in the hills of Tigray.
When they were ready - it was about 8 months - June - and they started their offensive.
Within two months - they had destroyed 8 army divisions- half of the Ethiopia army. They literally run and left their weapons. Thousands imprisoned.
Had sent Eritrea forces back to Asmara
Then Baby Gen
Colonel Abiy run to Amhara Gov Mekonnen - and asked for his milita and forces - they tried and failed.
TDF have matched now to Debre Sina - and have left the A2 around there - and gone to mountains to surround Debre Bihran.
When you're fighting a war - critical highway like Mombasa-Malaba - is quickest way to cripple a gov.
Ethiopia army itself blockaed Tigray and tried to starve them of everything including food aid/fuel.
Now TDF want to secure that higway and also blockade Ethiopia - without fuel/critical supplies - soon lower ethiopia - will be asking for the route to Lamu.
Even our poor warriors started from there.
Warriors fell trees - dug out tarmac - used trucks to block all the roads. Kibaki was paralyzed. Museveni was paralyzed.
Right now Abbiy is just desperately attacking TDF randomly without any gameplan Mountain warrior - even Kalenjin can teach you about war and tactics. There is a reason why Kalenjin have Laibons. Laibons plan everything. They are military strategist and they use to plan everything to the dot. The warriors just need the discipline to follow the general tactics...in this case the laibon. If it was raiding...it use to take two months of scouting and intelligence gathering...and the actual attack would take 30 minutes or less...it would be a flash...and the cows are gone.
Go to pokot and ask them who plan those cattle raids or attacks - LAIBONS. PEV - the laibons. They gather intelligence before authorizing attacks. Before the first Mungiki boarded vehicles in Dandora - Kalenjin warriors already had the intelligence and were waiting for them. They were lured to their death.
"The spiritual leaders, referred to by local communities as laibons,
plot the raids and issue instructions to bandits and it is believed their supernatural powers are absolute in governing blessings or curses."
Pundit you are just a small boy to me when it comes to war and military tactics and thats why i say you are a couch potato relying on internet and books.
TPLF was the Ethiopian army for 30 years when they left power they took with them most of the army equipment and best trained officers. Abiy had ro build army from scratch twice. Firstly when Tplf left with everything after he came to power and second ly last year when the tigray massacred the national army innthe barracks and took most of their equipment.
Abiy is relying on tribal militia and their special forces, actually he is the one that needs studying.
Back to your A2 ,i asked you a simple question if tou marche d from eldoret down the highway to nakuru with the surrounding land being in hands on the enemy would you make it? Answer that knock your head i think you becoming an empty debe.
