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SADC intervention in Lesotho | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
Pakalitha Mosisili Nelson Mandela Mangosuthu Buthelezi Festus Mogae | |||||
Units involved | |||||
Pro-government faction of the Lesotho Defence Force South African National Defence Force Botswana Defence Force | Pro-opposition faction of the Lesotho Defence Force | ||||
Strength | |||||
1,820[1] 600 soldiers | 2,000+ rebellious soldiers[2] | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
11 killed, 17+ wounded[1][3] | 134[1] |
The South African intervention in Lesotho, codenamed Operation Boleas, was a military invasion launched by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and led by South Africa through its South African National Defence Force into Lesotho to quell unrest after the 1998 elections.