UNITA ACTIONS
Date Reported: Wednesday, April 05, 2000
Incident Type: SECURITY
Country: WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA Incident: The US Embassy in Windhoek submits the following report: UNITA incursions into Namibia along the Kavango/Caprivi border regions continued this quarter. Small bands of UNITA rebels (or at least people consistently identified by the media and the government as such), reportedly in search of food and supplies, attacked local villages and shops. The number of anti-personnel landmines (APLS) incidents also increased as these bandits lay APLS to protect their retreat back to Angola. The February UNITA attack on Santa Clara (five kilometers inside Angola), resulted in a public announcement warning American citizens against travel to the entire northern border area. Peace corps volunteers assigned to schools within 20 kilometers of the border were withdrawn to sites further south.
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