▁( N am ib ia ). ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁South ▁African ▁forces ▁entered ▁south - western ▁Z amb ia ▁attack ing ▁PL AN ▁bases ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁the ▁shell ing ▁of ▁Kat imo ▁Mul ilo . ▁These ▁bases ▁were ▁around ▁Sin jem be le ▁and ▁the ▁N jin je ▁forest , ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁vac ated ▁but ▁the ▁facilities ▁were ▁destroyed ▁dis rupt ing ▁future ▁border ▁in fil tr ations . ▁The ▁ra id ▁into ▁Z amb ia ▁resulted ▁in ▁SW AP O ▁being ▁asked ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁country . ▁Con duct ed ▁on ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁concurrent ly ▁with ▁Operation ▁Re k st ok ; ▁it ▁followed ▁Operation ▁Rein de er ▁and ▁preced ed ▁Operation ▁S cept ic . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ang olan ▁Civil ▁War ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁N oth ling , ▁CD ▁( Col .). ▁K ort ▁K ron iek ▁van ▁Milit ê re ▁Oper as ies ▁en ▁Opt red es ▁in ▁Su id w es - A frika ▁en ▁Ang ola ▁( 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 8 8 ). ▁Scient ia ▁Mil itar ia , ▁South ▁African ▁Journal ▁of ▁Military ▁Studies , ▁Vol ▁ 1 9 , ▁Nr ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Category : Conf lic ts ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Category : 1 9 7 9 ▁in ▁Ang ola ▁Category : 1 9 7 9 ▁in ▁South ▁West ▁Africa ▁Category