ˌɔn twˈɛnti nˈaɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, ˈɑːɹmd jˈuːnɪts ʌvðə tˈaɪɡɹeɪ pˈiːpəlz lˌɪbɚɹˈeɪʃən fɹˈʌnt ˌoʊvɚɹˈæn ɹˈɑːmə, kˈɪlɪŋ twˈɛnti wˈʌn ænd kˈæptʃɚɹɪŋ ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt sˈoʊldʒɚz.
On 29 September 1988, armed units of the Tigray People's Liberation Front overran Rama, killing 21 and capturing 854 government soldiers.