SAWA Defence Training Center

The SAWA Defence Training Center is a military academy in the Gash-Barka region of Eritrea. It is where Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) recruits and national service conscripts are sent for basic military training. Since 2003, all local secondary school pupils have been required to attend their 12th grade at an institution proximate to the SAWA center in order ensure that they meet their mandatory national service obligations.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Dan Connell, Tom Killion (2010). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. Scarecrow Press. p. 461. ISBN 0810875055.
  2. ↑ "Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea (Sawa Military Camp Overview Map)". UNHRC.

Coordinates: 15°41′56.00″N 36°58′25.32″E / 15.6988889°N 36.9737000°E / 15.6988889; 36.9737000

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