5th Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Zimbabwe National Army ( ZNA ) . The 5th Brigade was created in 1981 from three former battalions of the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army ( ZANLA ) . It later incorporated over 3,000 ex-ZANLA guerrillas from various units . The brigade was based in Gweru and participated in the Mozambican Civil War as well as a controversial domestic operation known as '' Gukurahundi '' which targeted disgruntled former Zimbabwe People 's Revolutionary Army ( ZIPRA ) guerrillas and their supporters
Gukurahundi
Gukurahundi
5th Brigade (Zimbabwe)