Editing Eritrean Defence Forces (section)

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<ref name="AfricanArgs_ER_role">{{cite web | last1 =Hagos | first1 =Mesfin | author1-link =Mesfin Hagos | title= Eritrea's Role in Ethiopia's Conflict and the Fate of Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia | website= [[African Arguments]] |date =2020-12-04 | url = https://africanarguments.org/2020/12/eritreas-role-in-ethiopias-conflict-and-the-fate-of-eritrean-refugees-in-ethiopia | access-date = 2021-02-07 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20210207201820/https://africanarguments.org/2020/12/eritreas-role-in-ethiopias-conflict-and-the-fate-of-eritrean-refugees-in-ethiopia/ |archive-date= 2021-02-07 |url-status=live }}</ref>
	 
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'''Attribution'''
*This article incorporates [[public domain]] text from [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]]: ''Background Notes.''