The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola. Between two and three hundred South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) fighters are believed killed, with upwards of another hundred injured at a forward base in the Cambeno Valley. A significant amount of equipment was also captured and destroyed, including rations originally obtained from the UN High Commission for Refugees.
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The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 31). The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089552
South African History Online (2012) 'The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola.', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089552 (Accessed: 26 October 2026).
South African History Online, The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089552, (accessed 26 October 2026).
"The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola.." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089552. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola.." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089552.
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