Operation Saffraan () was a series of South African Defence Force raids from the Caprivi Strip area during the South African Border War. On August 23, 1978, PLAN and the Zambian army shelled the small South African garrison town Katimo Mulilo in eastern Caprivi (Namibia).
During the South African Border War, Operation Saffraan involved a series of raids by the South African Defence Force in the Caprivi Strip. On August 23, 1978, PLAN and the Zambian army attacked the small South African garrison town of Katimo Mulilo in eastern Caprivi (Namibia).