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Operation Saffraan (English: Operation Safron) was a series of South African Defence Force raids from the Caprivi Strip area during the South African Border War. On August 23, 1978, PLAN and the Zambian army shelled the small South African garrison town Katimo Mulilo in eastern Caprivi (Namibia). In March 1979, South African forces entered south-western Zambia attacking PLAN bases in retaliation for the shelling of Katimo Mulilo. These bases were around Sinjembele and the Njinje forest, were found to have been vacated but the facilities were destroyed disrupting future border infiltrations. The raid into Zambia resulted in SWAPO being asked to leave the country. Conducted on 7 March 1979 concurrently with Operation Rekstok; it followed Operation Reindeer and preceded Operation Sceptic.

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  • Operation Saffraan (English: Operation Safron) was a series of South African Defence Force raids from the Caprivi Strip area during the South African Border War. On August 23, 1978, PLAN and the Zambian army shelled the small South African garrison town Katimo Mulilo in eastern Caprivi (Namibia). In March 1979, South African forces entered south-western Zambia attacking PLAN bases in retaliation for the shelling of Katimo Mulilo. These bases were around Sinjembele and the Njinje forest, were found to have been vacated but the facilities were destroyed disrupting future border infiltrations. The raid into Zambia resulted in SWAPO being asked to leave the country. Conducted on 7 March 1979 concurrently with Operation Rekstok; it followed Operation Reindeer and preceded Operation Sceptic. (en)
  • L'Operazione Saffraan è stata una serie di raid della South African Defence Force, partiti dalla zona della Striscia di Caprivi, durante la Guerra di Confine Sud Africana. Il 23 agosto 1978, il e l'esercito zambiano bombardarono la piccola guarnigione sudafricana di Katimo Mulilo nel Caprivi orientale (Namibia). Nel marzo 1979, le forze sudafricane entrarono nella Zambia sudoccidentale attaccando le basi del PLAN come rappresaglia per il bombardamento di Katimo Mulilo. Le basi nei dintorni di Sinjembele e della foresta di Njinje erano state evacuate, e le strutture vennero distrutte per impedire future infiltrazioni dal confine. Il raid nella Zambia portò alla richiesta per lo SWAPO di lasciare il Paese. L'operazione venne condotta il 7 marzo 1979, in concomitanza con l'Operazione Rekstok; seguì all', precedendo l'. (it)
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  • March 1979 (en)
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  • Zambia (en)
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  • Operation Saffraan (en)
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  • the South African Border War (en)
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  • Various PLAN bases (en)
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  • duration 5 weeks (en)
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  • March 1979 (en)
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  • Operation Saffraan (English: Operation Safron) was a series of South African Defence Force raids from the Caprivi Strip area during the South African Border War. On August 23, 1978, PLAN and the Zambian army shelled the small South African garrison town Katimo Mulilo in eastern Caprivi (Namibia). In March 1979, South African forces entered south-western Zambia attacking PLAN bases in retaliation for the shelling of Katimo Mulilo. These bases were around Sinjembele and the Njinje forest, were found to have been vacated but the facilities were destroyed disrupting future border infiltrations. The raid into Zambia resulted in SWAPO being asked to leave the country. Conducted on 7 March 1979 concurrently with Operation Rekstok; it followed Operation Reindeer and preceded Operation Sceptic. (en)
  • L'Operazione Saffraan è stata una serie di raid della South African Defence Force, partiti dalla zona della Striscia di Caprivi, durante la Guerra di Confine Sud Africana. Il 23 agosto 1978, il e l'esercito zambiano bombardarono la piccola guarnigione sudafricana di Katimo Mulilo nel Caprivi orientale (Namibia). Nel marzo 1979, le forze sudafricane entrarono nella Zambia sudoccidentale attaccando le basi del PLAN come rappresaglia per il bombardamento di Katimo Mulilo. Le basi nei dintorni di Sinjembele e della foresta di Njinje erano state evacuate, e le strutture vennero distrutte per impedire future infiltrazioni dal confine. Il raid nella Zambia portò alla richiesta per lo SWAPO di lasciare il Paese. L'operazione venne condotta il 7 marzo 1979, in concomitanza con l'Operazione Rekstok (it)
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  • Operazione Safraan (it)
  • Operation Saffraan (en)
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