during the british military administration in eritrea, he was in the bush/mountainous areas] defending the people of barka from beja and ethiopian-trained bandit raids as a result, he had gained more military experience
እት መደት ሕክም እንግሊዝ እግል ገበይል በርከ ምን ዘማቱ ህደንደወ ወምነ ምን አቶብየ ልትለኣኮ ለዐለው ሸፈቲት አግል ልካፊሕ ስሎሕ ሰበት ዐለ ተጃሪብ ዕስክርየት ካፊ ዐለ አግሉ