NORTHERN DEPLOYMENT OF SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84T00171R000100450001-2
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 8, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 1, 1983
• Content Type: MISC

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NORTHERN DEPLOYb~IENT OF ~OUTII AFRICAN FORCES
~ ANGOLA SWN
1. SIGNIFICANCE: SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES IIAVE DEPLOYED TO 1`1UPA,
ANGOLA. THIS IS THE NORTHERNf~IOST SIGHTING OF A SOUTH AFRICAN
GROUND FORCE UNIT IN ANGOLA OBSERVED ON IMAGERY TO DATE. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: A SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY UNIT OF UNDETERMINED SIZE WAS
ID-~:NTT~IED ON IMAGERY OF DAPPROY.IAIATELY 2 NNi SOUTH OF b1UPA 25X1
COMPLEX, IN THE CUNENE PROVIPICE OF SOUTIiERN ANGOLA. THIS UNIT,
DISPERSED AMONG HEAVY BRUSH AND TRLES, CONSISTED OF AT LEAST
EIGHT PROBABLE kATEL INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES (IFV), ONE
PROBABLE BUFFEL LIGHT ARMORED VEIIICLE (LAV), ONE POL/WATER
'TRUCK, AND ONE OTHEk PROBABLE VEIIICLE. TIIIS UNIT IJAS NUT
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CURRENT SOUTH AFRICAN ANTIGUERRILLA OPERATION IN ANGOLA, }'JHICII
BEGAN IN EARLY FEBRUARY. (SIv'N)
I~IUPA IS APPROXIPdATELY 70 NDI NORTH OF THF. ANGOLA-I~fAMIBIA BORDER
AND 30 NI~i SOUTH OF CUVELAI WHERE THE SA-9 MOBILE SURFACE-TO-AIR
b1ISSILE SYSTEM }~~AS DEPLOYED IN LATE NIAY. AIUPA IS ON THE N1AlN
KOAD BETWEEN EVALE AND CUVELAI. (S}~N) ( 25X1
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