ETHIOPIAN FORCE BUILDUP SHIRE MILITARY COMPLEX, ETHIOPIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00784R000100050001-9
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 6, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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ETHIOPIAN FORCE BUILDUP
SHIRE MILITARY COMPLEX, ETHIOPIA
NPIC/PEG (12/82)
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: ACTIVITY PROBABLY RELATED TO THE DEFENSE
OF ETHIOPIAN GARRISONS AND CONVOYS IN TIGRE PROVINCE AGAINST
TIGREAN GUERRILLA ATTACKS IS OBSERVED.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: AN ETHIOPIAN MILITARY FORCE HAS DEPLOYED TO
SHIRE CRY COMPLEX. ALTHOUGH THE FORCE APPEARS TO BE NEWLY
DEPLOYED, LIMITS OF RECENT COVERAGE IN THE SHIRE AREA PRECLUDE
AN ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF THE INITIAL DEPLOYMENT DATE. THE
FORCE APPEARS TO BE IN A DEFENSIVE POSTURE AND CONSISTS OF
ELEMENTS OF AN INFANTRY BATTALION SUPPORTED BY A PROBABLE
MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER BATTERY. EQUIPMENT INCLUDES
APPROXIMATELY 30 CARGO TRUCKS, FOUR PROBABLE BM-21 MULTIPLE
ROCKET LAUNCHERS, AND TWO PROBABLE BTR-60PB ARMORED PERSONNEL
CARRIERS. APPROXIMATELY 160 PERSONNEL ARE IN FORMATIONS (ALL
NOT ON GRAPHIC) NEAR THE DEPLOYMENT AREA.
(SUN) SHIRE IS IN THE ETHIOPIAN NORTHERN COMMAND, 18 NM SOUTH
OF ERITREA PROVINCE.
COORDINATES 14-06-OON 038-17-OOE
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