Operation Mars
 Operation Mars | ||||
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| Bayanai | ||||
| Bangare na | Yakin 'yancin kai na Mozambique | |||
| Kwanan wata | 10 ga Afirilu, 1968 | |||
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Operation Mars wani aikin soji ne a yakin neman 'yancin kai na ƙasar Mozambique. Harin ya kunshi harin da aka kai sansanin Gungunhana na lardin Niassa, wanda aka kai a watan Afrilun shekarar alif 1968, daga Kamfanin na huɗu (4) na Commandos.[1]
Wannan aiki ya samo asali ne daga wani aiki da aka yi a baya, Operation Corvo III, inda aka samu bayanai kan wurin da sansanin yake, da kuma taron da za a yi a can tare da shugabannin sojojin Frelimo a Niassa.[1] A cikin sirri, an shirya Operation Mars wanda manufarsa ita ce ta ba wa waɗannan shugabanni mamaki.[2]
Gaba ɗaya rundunar ta kai harin dai ta kunshi rukunoni uku na kwamandojin mutane 19 da kuma wasu gungun ‘yan bindiga masu ɗauke da mutane ashirin da shida 26.[3] Waɗannan mutanen sun biyo bayan iska zuwa New Coimbra, sun isa ranar ashirin da bakwai 27 ga watan Maris.[3] Washegari suka tafi, da ƙafa, suka isa ranar 1 ga watan Afrilu kusa da Gungun Lardin Gungunhana; A wannan rana, jiragen biyu, daya Do 27 da ɗaya T-6, sun tashi daga Vila Cabral, don jefa bam a sansanin.[4] Bayan cin nasarar manufar, da kuma kwace kayan yaki iri-iri, kwamandojin sun koma sansanin, a ranar 10 ga watan Afrilu. Dangane da waɗanda harin ya rutsa da su, an kashe ‘yan daba 22; A ɓangaren Portuguese an kashe soja ɗaya, wani jami'in da wata ma'adana ta kashe.[5]