Angolan rebels claim victories
NZPA-Reuter Pans Anti-Government forces in Angola yesterday claimed to have captured three southern towns in the past two weeks- and to have; killed a total of 403 Govern-: ment and Cuban, soldiers. A communique issued ini Paris by the National Union] for the Total Independence of Angola (Unita) said its I forces had also destroyed three trains and 24 armoured vehicles. Unita casualties over the period were six killed and several wounded, it said.
s . On August 14, the commu-, Inique said, Unita forces cap-| Jtured the fortified village of: FFungo near Quirima (M®* ■ > lange Province), inflicting; 11 heavy casualties. !i On August 20, it said. ■ I Unita took the town of Calai 'in Cuando Cubango proii vince, killing 93 defending i i soldiers. The same day, the ‘(town of Ceuili near Serpa . Pinto in the same province i fe I to Unita forces. “The enemy suffered heavy casualties. Unita regrets its losses, which in1 eluded four dead,” the communique said.
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