After taking severe casualities, PFLO rebels were not too eager to fight any longer and retreated. The problem, you thought, was that they were not running away from you - they were trying to escape Ethiopian army units headed to Kassala. 
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Anyway, after driving out of the canyon, you finally were able to contact the Ukrainian garrison in Kassala. 
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They brought plenty of news with them. The situation was grim - it apperared that a large group of military hard-liners tried to pull off a coup d'etat. Although Addis Ababba was still in the hands of the legal government, rebel army units are in control of large parts of the country, including almost the whole Ogaden area. 
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Kassala was still holding, but Kleszczak expected a major attack to come at any time.    
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Official UNIFE orders were to avoid fighting and retreat - but rebels were not going to allow this to happen. For Ukrainians in Kassala, the only remaining option was to fight. And you were not going to let them fight alone. **