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Issue 16 · article

Zimbabwe: New War Zone

The declaration of a new operational area, Operation Grapple, in the Rhodesian midlands.

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A fifth operational area, Operation Grapple, has been declared by the regime, centred on the midlands towns of Gwelo and Que Que. Grapple, whose Joint Operations Centre is at the Thornhill air base outside Gwelo, shares common borders with each of the other four operational areas, Hurricane, Thrasher, Repulse and Tangent.

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