Caprivi conflict | |||||||
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A Namibian armed pickup truck serving as a military escort for a truck convoy through the Caprivi Strip. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Namibia | Caprivi Liberation Army | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sam Nujoma Dimo Hamaambo |
Mishake Muyongo Boniface Bebi Mamili | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 132 arrested | ||||||
3,000 fled to Botswana |
The Caprivi conflict was an armed conflict between the Namibian government and the Caprivi Liberation Army, a rebel group that waged a brief insurrection in 1999 for the secession of the Caprivi Strip.[1]