Operation Abrasion

Operation Abrasion
Part of the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War
Location
Angola

Operation Abrasion is located in Angola
Mavinga
Mavinga
Jamba
Jamba
Menongue
Menongue
Cuito Cuanavale
Cuito Cuanavale
Operation Abrasion (Angola)
ObjectiveDisrupt FAPLA supplies from Menongue to Cuito Cuanavale
Date18 December 1985 – mid February 1986

Operation Abrasion was a South African special forces military operation in December 1985 by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War.