Cameroon Hudson
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“The TPLF has lost popular support at home. It is fragmented, it does not possess the advanced military technology necessary to match the ENDF [Ethiopian National Defence Forces],”
Cameroon Hudson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-13
Hudson explains various reasons for the TPLF's rapid defeat, including loss of popular support and fragmentation.
“It is a movement that has not evolved, modernised or expanded.”
Cameroon Hudson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-13
Hudson criticizes the TPLF as a movement that has not evolved, modernised, or expanded.
“Third, Eritrea would have to consider the risk of provoking a confrontation with Ethiopia if it openly backs the TPLF.”
Cameroon Hudson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-13
Hudson says Eritrea would risk provoking a confrontation with Ethiopia if it openly backed the TPLF.
“trapped in the past”
Cameroon Hudson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-13
Hudson describes the TPLF as being trapped in the past and still behaving as a dominant party despite changed circumstances.
“The TPLF has also lost much of its public support and cannot easily rebuild its ranks through recruitment,”
Cameroon Hudson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-13
Hudson says the TPLF no longer has the size, strength, or military capability to confront federal forces.
“The TPLF may continue a low-level insurgency and guerrilla campaign, but that is not war. I do not think there will be a wider-scale conflict between the federal forces and the TPLF.”
Cameroon Hudson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-13
Hudson rejects the idea of a prolonged war, suggesting the TPLF may continue only a low-level insurgency.
“First, Eritrea does not have unlimited resources. Second, the TPLF is no more an effective military force, and Eritrean leaders may have concluded that supporting it at this stage would not yield significant military gains,”
Cameroon Hudson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-13
Hudson argues Eritrea would be wary of further involvement, citing limited resources and the TPLF's diminished military effectiveness.
“I don't think the TPLF can be saved by this alliance. The ethnic militias have not demonstrated the capacity, either individually or collectively, to pose a serious threat to federal forces. We should not underestimate the strength of the federal army,”
Cameroon Hudson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-13
Hudson rejects the argument that the new alliance could alter the balance of power against federal forces.
“It has lost many of its generals, strategic thinkers, finest diplomats and fighters, either through defections or arrests. The infighting within the TPLF leadership has caused significant damage.”
Cameroon Hudson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-13
Hudson describes how the TPLF has lost key personnel through defections or arrests and how infighting has damaged the organization.