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Operation Dingo, also known as the Chimoio massacre, was a major raid conducted by the Rhodesian Security Forces against the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) headquarters of Robert Mugabe at Chimoio and a smaller camp at Tembue in Mozambique from 23–25 November 1977. More than 3,000 ZANLA fighters were reported as killed and 5,000 wounded while only two government troops died and six were wounded.

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  • Operation Dingo, also known as the Chimoio massacre, was a major raid conducted by the Rhodesian Security Forces against the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) headquarters of Robert Mugabe at Chimoio and a smaller camp at Tembue in Mozambique from 23–25 November 1977. More than 3,000 ZANLA fighters were reported as killed and 5,000 wounded while only two government troops died and six were wounded.
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  • Operation Dingo
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  • 2 dead
  • 6 injured
  • Total: 8
combatant
  • *Rhodesian Air Force
  • *Rhodesian Light Infantry
  • *Rhodesian Special Air Service
  • Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army
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place of military conflict
result
  • Decisive Rhodesian victory
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  • Total
  • 10 x Alouette III helicopters (20mm cannon)
  • 4 x Canberra light bombers
  • 6 x Vampire fighter-bombers
  • >10,000 guerrillas/trainees + ZANLA political/civil elements
  • c. 10 x Hunter fighter-bombers
  • c. 200 ground troops
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