The rebel group was funded by Rhodesian intelligence in the 1970s and later the apartheid South African government to destabilize Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
The raid was important in establishing the location of the main RENAMO base at Messinse, Chito, Nyazonia, Buetoni, Gorongosa Central Base and Casa Banana. === Gukurahundi Genocide 1983-87 === Gukurahundi was a series of massacres of Northern Ndebele people or formerly known as Matabele carried out by the Zimbabwe National Army from early 1983 to late 1987.
The five-day operation lasted from the 5th to 9 December 1984.
During the night of 27 August 1985, three Zimbabwe infantry battalions were established in their Form Up Points (FUP) with the help of the SAS and Commando elements.
The raid was important in establishing the location of the main RENAMO base at Messinse, Chito, Nyazonia, Buetoni, Gorongosa Central Base and Casa Banana. === Gukurahundi Genocide 1983-87 === Gukurahundi was a series of massacres of Northern Ndebele people or formerly known as Matabele carried out by the Zimbabwe National Army from early 1983 to late 1987.
A British Military Assistance and Training Team played a pivotal role in assisting the creation of the new army, and was still in place in 2000.
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