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	www.kurbaria \| home 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17 \| 18 \| 19 \| 20 \| 21 \| 22 \| 23 \| 24 \| 25 \| 24 22 In 1977, the Eritreans were this close to liberate strategic port of Massawa. The Eritreans cut the vital road Asmara-Massawa in November 1977 and December of the same year, they attacked the port itself. Three-fourth of Massawa fell in Eritrean hands. However, savage bombardment from Soviet warships and Soviet supplied fighter planes prevented its total liberation.