Operation Ignition
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Operation Ignition was an operation undertaken by the Selous Scouts of the Rhodesian Army on 18 September 1976 against the forces of the guerrilla group ZIPRA Francistown.[3]
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Operation Ignition | |||||||
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Part of Rhodesian Bush War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Rhodesia |
ZIPRA Soviet Union | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lt. Col Ronald Reid-Daly Sandy Maclean | Joshua Nkomo | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Unknown | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
9 scouts 2 vehicles |
ZIPRA 30 guerilla infantrymen Soviet Union 5 advisors[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
ZIPRA 5 wounded Soviet Union 4 out of 5 advisors killed. One advisor wounded.[2] |
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