the purpose of the strategic withdrawal was to keep intact the peoples army and weaponry, move to a defensive and strong position, put the enemy force into a protracted war, (war of attrition) and ultimately win the armed struggle
መባጹሕ እንሰሓብ እስትራተጅያይ እበእለ ብከ ሒለት አዳምከ ወጽዋርከ እንዴ ጠምዐከ ወአከብከ እት ፍክ ለለህይብ ወከልፍየት ለገብእ እግልከ ምድር ሳብት ወጽኖዕ እንዴ ሸፈፍከ አባይከ ለለአገርር ወወጹዕ ሐርብ ረዪም ጸሚዱ ወፈሊሉ ዐለ