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Operation Safraan was a series of South African Defence Force raids from the Caprivi Strip area during the South African Border War. South African forces entered south-western Zambia attacking PLAN bases.[1] These bases around Sinjembele and the Njinje forest[2], were found to have been vacated but the facilities were destroyed disrupting future border infiltrations.[3] The raid into Zambia resulted in SWAPO being asked to leave the country.[4] Conducted on 7 March 1979 concurrently with Operation Rekstok; it followed Operation Reindeer and preceded Operation Sceptic.

The name means "saffron" in Afrikaans.

Further reading

Steenkamp, Willem. South Africa's Border War 1966 - 1989. Ashanti Publishing, 1989.

Hamann, Hilton. Days of the Generals. Zebra Press, 2001.

References

  1. ^ Steenkamp, Willem (1989). South Africa's Border War 1966 - 1989. p. 86.
  2. ^ Hamann, Hilton (2001). Days of the Generals. eBook. Chapter 4.
  3. ^ Steenkamp, Willem (1989). South Africa's Border War 1966 - 1989. p. 86.
  4. ^ Hamann, Hilton (2001). Days of the Generals. eBook. Chapter 4.

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Preceded by Battles and operations of the South African Border War
March 1979 		Succeeded by
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