| Operation Argon (aka Operation Cabinda) | |
|---|---|
| Part of the South African Border War | |
| Location | Angola   Malongo  Luanda Operation Argon (Angola) |
| Planned by | South African Defence Force |
| Objective | Raid on Gulf Oil installations |
| Date | 13–21 May 1985 |
| Executed by | 4 Reconnaissance Regiment |
| Outcome | Angolan victory |
| Casualties | 1 |
Operation Argon (sometimes denoted simply as Operation Cabinda) was an unsuccessful military operation carried out by South African special forces in May 1985 with the objective of destroying six fuel storage tanks at Malongo in Angola's Cabinda exclave.[1]
- ^ Brittain, Victoria (1998). Death of Dignity: Angola's Civil War. London: Pluto Press. pp. 20–23. ISBN 978-0865436367.