The government launches "Operation Iron Fist", imposing curfews, roadblocks, house-to-house searches and fencing off

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South African History Online. (2012, August 23). The government launches "Operation Iron Fist", imposing curfews, roadblocks, house-to-house searches and fencing off. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091158

South African History Online (2012) 'The government launches "Operation Iron Fist", imposing curfews, roadblocks, house-to-house searches and fencing off', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091158 (Accessed: 2 October 2026).

South African History Online, The government launches "Operation Iron Fist", imposing curfews, roadblocks, house-to-house searches and fencing off [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091158, (accessed 2 October 2026).

"The government launches "Operation Iron Fist", imposing curfews, roadblocks, house-to-house searches and fencing off." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091158. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "The government launches "Operation Iron Fist", imposing curfews, roadblocks, house-to-house searches and fencing off." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091158.