Operation Eland
1976 Rhodesian raid into Mozanbique / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Eland, also known as the Nyadzonya[lower-alpha 1] Raid, was a military operation carried out by the Rhodesian Selous Scouts at Nyadzonya in Mozambique on 9 August 1976.[1]
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Operation Eland | |||||
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Part of the Rhodesian Bush War | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Rhodesia[2] |
ZANLA (ZANU)[2] FRELIMO[2] | ||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
Ron Reid-Daly[3] Rob Warraker Morrison Nyathi |
Josiah Tongogara Robert Mugabe Edgar Tekere | ||||
Units involved | |||||
ZANU guerillas | |||||
Strength | |||||
84 scouts[2] 4 Ferret armoured cars |
5,000 ZANU troops unarmed refugees (Claimed) | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
None | 1,000+ killed |
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The raid had adverse political and diplomatic consequences for Rhodesia. In response to the attack, the South African government ended its covert military assistance for Rhodesia, reduced the supply of oil and munitions, and began to pressure the Rhodesian government to accept a transition to black majority rule. The Rhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, agreed (in principle) to this, in September 1976.