Operation Skerwe

Operation Skerwe
Location
Mozambique

Maputo
Hoedspruit
Operation Skerwe (Mozambique)
ObjectiveDestruction of ANC planning, training and bomb making facilities
Date23 May 1983
Outcome
  • South African victory
  • successful air raid
Casualties
  • 64 People Killed
  • 17 Mozambican Soldier killed
  • 8 Civilians killed

Operation Skerwe (English: Operation Shards) was a military operation conducted by the South African Air Force (SAAF) against African National Congress (ANC) facilities based in the Matola suburb of Maputo city.

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