- 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁More ▁certain ▁are ▁the ▁reports ▁that ▁three ▁plan es ▁of ▁Eth iop ian ▁Red ▁Cross , ▁sitting ▁on ▁the ▁a irst rip ▁at ▁K orem , ▁were ▁destroyed ▁b 1 8 y ▁Italian ▁f igh ters . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁during ▁the ▁Italian ▁occupation , ▁the ▁Ar beg no ch ▁s ack ed ▁K orem , ▁which ▁was ▁being ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁It ali ans . ▁Minister ▁of ▁War ▁Ras ▁Ab eb e ▁A reg ai , ▁made ▁K orem ▁his ▁headquarters ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁W oy ane ▁re bell ion ▁in ▁Tig ray . ▁The ▁main ▁road ▁north wards ▁was ▁finally ▁cleared ▁on ▁ 6 ▁October . ▁ ▁K orem ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁refuge e ▁cam ps ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁- ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁fam ine ▁in ▁Eth iop ia , ▁housing ▁ 3 5 , 5 0 0 ▁children ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁April , ▁the ▁T PL F ▁ra ided ▁the ▁town , ▁se izing ▁human itar ian ▁supplies ▁and ▁taking ▁seven ▁relief ▁workers ▁host age , ▁who ▁included ▁two ▁British ▁citizens ▁from ▁the ▁Save ▁the ▁Children ▁Fund . ▁The ▁host ages ▁were ▁released ▁un har med ▁seven ▁weeks ▁later ▁near ▁the ▁Sud an ▁border , ▁but ▁Save ▁the ▁Children ▁susp ended ▁operations ▁in ▁K orem ▁until ▁September ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁From