South African Special Forces in Mozambique | December 2021
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- Опубликовано: 1 дек 2022
- In July 2021, South Africa deployed troops, including Special Forces, into Mozambique to help eliminate the enemy threat in the North of the country. However, the South African contingent was greatly ill-equipped and under-resourced for the mission at hand, with little to no close air support, too few transport aircraft and no supporting Infantry to reinforce the gains made by the Special Forces. These shortcomings tragically came to the forefront in December 2021 when a South African-Mozambican patrol was left stranded behind enemy lines and facing a significantly larger enemy force.
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13 South African Special Forces Brigade soldiers passed away in the Central African Republic Civil War in 2013, so it's not the first time since 1989. The Recces are very capable and incredibly competent, the issue is the funding and having politicians who know nothing about military service making decisions that result in our soldiers dying. Thank you to all these great men for their service 🇿🇦
Edit: I apologize, I was mistaken about my first comment on the SF soldiers being KIA in 2013. It was actually soldiers of the 1 Parachute Battalion and thank you to everyone who brought this to my attention.
I stand corrected but they were not special forces and infact they were paratroopers
@@baniexplores Please look up The Battle of Bangui. The SA SOF unit involved was 5 Special Forces Regiment, they were joined by 1 Parachute Battalion and 5 Special Forces Medical Task Team.
13 of our troops were killed, and 27 were wounded.
@@AyandaKula yes I’m aware
They were extremely capable. But not anymore.
@@hictecnic A South African Special Forces sniper has the 9th longest recorded confirmed kill at 2.2 kilometers away and he was using a Denel NTW-20 which was built in the 90s here in South Africa. Even the French Foreign Legion soldiers have said on many occasions that if they were to go to war in Africa, they'd would only want the South Africans beside them.
So I think the personnel is there, the dedication is there, the capability (I'm sure not to the same standard of the 70s - 90s) is there. I think the biggest let down here (like many other things in South Africa) is the government. Those nut sacks ruined and are still ruining all the great things this country had.
As a South Africa I’m really happy to see you do a video on my country on your channel!
Rip to those KIA
Happy about what?Our people being a sacrifice for a white power?That's a rubbish and stupidity.
@@siyabongamathaba3901 I’m black.
I'm a South African and just want to say thank you for doing this video. Shows that no matter how well trained and motivated troops are without good CC, planning and adequate resources they are vulnerable. RIP.
As a South African, thank you for making a video on this topic, I hope it brings to light the fight that our boys are conducting in the region 🇿🇦
RIP Corporal Radebe.
As a South African, thank you for this video honouring our fallen comrade. 🇿🇦
Thank you for reporting this, I'm a South African and no one is talking about this.
Corporal Tebogo Radebe we thank you for your service, R.I.P my brother 🇿🇦❤️
Cox you don't check its not first time this video revealed
When news came of this gentleman's passing it hurt me, because many South Africans were obviously to what was happening in Mozambique, and the sacrifice this soldier and his comrades made. Many of us are sorry to his family for their loss, we're equally proud to have men of such high quality working in the shadows in defence of the little freedom we have. RIP our hero.
That's a different type of courage there. Going into a fight knowing beforehand that you have no backup.
As a South African it saddens me to see how truly unequipped our government is doing at anything.
Would love to see a video on the Rwandan army’s parallel operation, especially since it was notably a lot more effective
Rest in Peace to Cpl Tebogo Edwin Radebe.
However, I'm disappointed that this is the only part of SASF deployed you have covered, because they have done an absolute sterling job and are responsible for most of the ground gained in CD. They have been engaged in constant battle since arrival, I have pictures and videos of it, and deserve way more praise than received in this comment section.
What battles would you recommend friend? I'd like to learn more about SA SF.
@@cm-pr2ys Not many are written about, I know about ops because I know some of the dudes, but the ones that are recorded would be The Battle of Kibati, Battle of Bungui, unfortunately it looks like one of my favourite stories about 4 Special Forces Regiment fighting boat to boat with ISIS in the Mozambiquen channel a few months ago has been taken down off of the Africa Defence News website. I'll ask some friends of mine if they can send me links to ops and then I'll share it here.
SA forces are a shadow of what they once were. In the 70's and 80's the recondo's were some of the finest airborne commandos in the world.
@@jimjones7821 Ohk Jim. Keep believing that.
@@ginger0208 Well dont worry about your insult to me, its YT after all, but you diss some very very fine fighting men of the era - far far far better then what is available today. Fact - if you really know your facts
I always like and share your vids as I really want this channel to continue to grow and be successful.
Very cool that you’re covering the SA recces. 🇿🇦. Our guys don’t get the credit they deserve . Read up about their exploits in Bangui
South African Infantryman here. Thank you for this video. It means a lot to see a quality video on our army from you. R.I.P to our brother Cpl Radebe. Would love to see more of whatever you can come up with from the SADF or SANDF. 🔥👌🏽
Out of curiosity sake how much does a SA infantry soldier earn??
@confusedparticles2913 upwards of R15 000 (Rand) in the regular force. You can convert for whatever currency you use if you want.
@@empire-classfirenationbatt2691 oh thanks fam, I’m also in South Africa I’m planning on joining the army when they open
@@empire-classfirenationbatt2691 is it worth it joining sandf?
One of the best channels for this type of content. Awesome job , keep it up. Some good old Afghanistan action expected soon. Maybe even include private security companies some day.
You can call the (terrorists) afghani but not SF.
@@aadamshahshahid3264 dafuq u talkin about?
Amazing channel!! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for covering this! Nice to see our recces doing work!
Thanks you for your service Corporal Tebogo we truly appreciate your dedication to serve our nation RIP.
Great video as always. It would be great to see one on Norwegian SF and SOF in Afghanistan.
Thanks for covering this conflict.
You have an excellent channel.
Respect to these troops 👍
To the head general, for seeing in advance and intervening preventatively; and to the men on the ground, fighting the fight and sacrificing their heads for greater picture.
Much love from Zambia❤👊👌👌✌
Glad to see you're making content on our special forces! May I ask that you look into our recces too?
Rest in peace soldiers. Thank you for your unselfish duty to us South Africans. I salute you.
Great video, would love to see one on the famed Operation Kitona if you choose to cover more in Africa
Thank you for your sacrifice
I from Argentina but grew up in Durban and appreciate the video ,respect to the SADF , can you do a video on the 601 Commando Company involvement in the 1989 attack on La Tablada barracks or the Falklands Conflict *battle of Murrell River *
The fact that they're deploying SF for this type of action rather than standard infantry shows the poor state of SA's infantry battalions. The government is so incompetent and so busy stealing money wherever they can that there's no funding for the military which directly led to this soldier's death and the deaths in the Battle of Bangui debacle. Either give the SANDF the resources to operate properly in Mozambique or leave and let the Rwandans deal with it.
No not at all, the SF were first deployed to gather intelligence and scout of the AO. They are actually a very important asset in this type of warfare, being gorilla warfare. Our infantry battalions are more than capable, they are the only UN battalion in the world tasked with counter offensive duties, as in they are used in a conventional military manner. This is because the UN commanders are cited as having said that the South African troops are the best deployed on the MONUSCO mission in DRC. However there is no denying the lack of funding and it is that same lack of funding that meant that only two oryx’s could be deployed. There is a flip side to that though, SAAF are the only ones providing air support for the entire SADC mission which consists of a further 1500 soldiers from other countries as-well as the 1495 from South Africa.
This is a warfare southern Africa has known since the 1960's. So the SA infantry, let's say 6 SAI (if we had helicopters) with elements of 1 SAI and 1 SSB as well as the para/art and some very successful Bn's and the area can be blanketed.
Rubbish, our infantry are deployed up in Africa and are highly praised by the Commanding Generals.
Are you feeling better now ???
@@jaredkruger9750 Yes, I agree that SF would be deployed initially for recon etc but now they're doing infantry tasks such as patrolling which is a waste of their skills. SA's most capable line infantry troops are the contingent in the DRC and the parabats. There are always going to be some troops who are dedicated and motivated but they're outnumbered by the rest who have poor readiness, just look at the lack of discipline and corruption of the companies deployed on the border not to mention 40-50 year old privates in some cases. Equipment is obsolete, the Ratels for instance are the exact same vehicles used in the 1980s with no upgrades while planes such as the C130s have very low serviceability and should've been replaced a decade ago.
How I wish the rest of the country could know and see their successes ❤❤❤ proud of you boys
How on Gods earth can you deploy special forces ( small teams) and not provide CAS or extraction? This would not be the first time the “new” SA defence force has lost troops in contact because of little to no air assets in support of a mission. Disgraceful.
You didn't listen to the video. The resources that were meant for the Special forces (like the Oryx helicopters) were being used to support the other countries in this operations that were part of this operation. Yes I do agree that after realizing how weak the other armies involved are, the SANDF should have deployed more helicopters and attack helicopters for that area
@@vik4741I can assure you that SANDF did not have any air assets anywhere near the operation at the time, let alone have the capability to support anyone else. In fact, it was the PMC operation that provide casevac and re supply from their own air assets. Practically a whole section of SANDF paratroopers ( my old unit) were killed in March 2013 in the DRC, also due to zero CAS. I can assure you that the lack of air support is a common occurrence with the SANDF. Wide spread of Corruption and mismanagement of funding is the main cause of this. It will just get worse I’m afraid.
This one hits close to home.
Eish it's a big problem, even the police force of our country, the training does not fully prepare the officer to survive in tactical problems that he/she is going to face while performing his/her duties .
👍excellent work
Would love to see you do a video on The Battle of Mortain 120th Regiment 30th Infantry. August 1944 .
I was hoping you'd cover the South Africans sometime! Can you please do the South African Paratroopers at the Battle of Bangui?
RIP and we thank you for your services
Amazing keep up the good work 😂
Love your videos and happy that South Africa gets its own episode. Wish you could have a look at subsequent special forces operations in Mozambique after the unfortunate death of Corporal Radebe too, not much is know publicly of course, but worth a look. Having watched the full video I think you could've been more in depth given what we now know. There are a few insightful comments here too. As your other videos have illustrated incomplete intelligence and inadequate logistical support isn't exclusive to African forces especially special operations ones. Doesn't excuse anything, but various SAS, DEVGRU and Delta Force missions haven't gone as planned. My guess is they view them as lessons learnt and plan better, the difficulty with the SANDF is that they're doing this on a tenth or less budget
War can u say. Any soldier that is killed in action deserves praise . How is it possible for us to comment. If u have not come under fire yre self it is difficult to understand. It is something u never forget. We salute All soldiers who have come under fire particularly those who died.
What a BS excuse for our badly run government, our army etc!
U r no Patriot of SA like us Communists! I am sure u r one of the beneficiaries of anc state Looting!
Can you do a video about Kartepe ferry hostage rescue? It is a interesting hostage rescue executed by Turkish Navy Underwater Offence (SAT) teams
Gone but never forgotten. Until Valhalla. 💪💕🐾
Salute Cpl may you rest in peace .
You need to do a video of the Cancelled Operation of the highly controversial Swiss Special Forces "Army Reconnaissance Detachment 10" Codename "DRA10" in Libya which if executed would've affected the countrys status of neutrality.
RIP sir, love from my country 🇬🇧 to yours 🇿🇦
Even that head of the South African Army was an Operator(Recce) too, that’s nice.
Rarely do you see men who served in SF branches, leading the larger military later in their careers.
It’s mostly the boys from the large army who reserve that spot for themselves.
Good work
As the most feared army in Africa and the world to this!
Sounds typical to me governments will get you into a fight, but not get you out please use a larger text at the end of your videos
Even though the South Africa Armed Forces quality, and quantity has spiralled down in the last twenty years, they are still the best in Africa.
...the bottle of brandy, the dagga and the tik ...whatever you are on - it's not worth it.
South African special forces are top 10 on the planet
Could you do a video on the 2013 Battle of Bangui? 7000 Séléka rebels vs a couple hundred SADF soldiers
Respect💯
Total respect to Sudafrica Special Force and regular Mozambico army
The SF of South Africa have not lowered any standards since the founding 50 years ago . They are a formidable force to be reckoned with.
Half of them can't even swim.
@@hennie53078
My father used to work for a British private security/military firm in Dubai (as a finance specialist) who’s main operations were in the south of Iraq guarding oil fields and providing armed convoys for airport transfers for high value individuals and he said that the most talented of SF from SA have left the country for private contractor work
@@hennie5307 how do u know, are you part of the forces
@@hennie5307 how would you know what they can and can’t do if you are not an operator?
Where is Executive Outcomes when you need them?
you should make a vid on black water in the battle of najaf next
Military operations should be left to the professionals..😢😭 RIP OUR GALLANT SON'S AND SOLDIER'S 🇲🇿 🇿🇦. LOVE FROM 🇰🇪🙏
South Africa has the most experienced fighting force on the continent. What do you mean left to the professionals?
@@rsa_elite_units4012 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you are a joke
@@rsa_elite_units4012 yet they lost to cuba & MPLA
@@rsa_elite_units4012 The current South African Military is nowhere experienced as Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria & Angolan Militaries which have been in full scale combat with terrorists for almost 2 decades. South Africa should have sent its military into Somalia to gain experience on Modern war fare especially against terrorists. Terrorists are not like rebels.
@@nairobinyeusi5811 SANDF were in Somalia, Libya, DRC, CAR, ect where they performed offensive operations with great success. The battle of Kibati for example, 500 enemy killed for no South African loses, the world's 6th longest sniper kill was recorded in that battle by South African Special Forces.
Can you do Rwanda force in Mozambique.
🔥🔥
Murakoze is thank you 🇷🇼🇧🇮🇺🇬🇨🇩♥️🚀🔥🚀🔥🚀🔥🚀✨🌙
Same blood line as me "Radebe" 😪 RIP brother🤝💯.
Corporal Radebe died needlessly. SF should not have committed these brave men to a fight that they were not willing to support. It's a shame to see what had been done to SF Special Forces.
Soldiers die when shot, how can anyone prevent it from happening? How many died in Angola, even though they had full government support?
@@jirpy10 I was in Angola. Full government support? That all depends who you ask and what time period.
@@MtnMig Then you had at least 3-5% of GDP dedicated to defence, excluding all the billions spent on R&D and whatnot, while the current SANDF manages everything with 0.9% of GDP.
It's the first uneducated decision this government had made and it won't be the last until they gone.
“Air support:” one pilot gets dysentery, 50% of it is gone.
salute to the troops........
Jeez, it's honestly sad to see just how far the South African SF units have fallen. No disrespect intended for Cpl. Radebe, but their equipment, their assets, and reportedly their training have all become sub par by international SOF standards. Not saying that that affected this operation, as a similar tragedy befell US Army SF forces in Niger a few years back, but still.
Props to them for still going into foreign war zones despite these shortcomings, but I hope they can return to being the prominent SF units on the African continent. SA really needs to boost their budget by a lot. With global terrorism on the rise, it's an investment that will pay dividends.
It’s not a budget issue….
They kicked all the smart/white people out
ANC was literally founded on terrorism and other Cold War antics. Not trying to get into who and what and who was right or wrong but everyone seems to bit illiterate on the whole scenario and timeline going back for centuries.
I believe the training is still excellent as well as the men. Unfortunately the weapons and equipment is outdated as well as the support.
So to correct you, they still have excellent training. They also have their own budget aside from the rest of the SANDF, they are getting better equipment.
@@estianburger8842 Yes, but it still is not the best and there still is very little support from other units. For example Airforce, working vehicles (deployed not sitting) I think that is why they were deployed. Because they are the only combat effective unit left.
Please do video on rwanda army in that area
RIP Corporal Radebe.
These soldiers give of everything they hold dear to defend freedoms of others.
R.I.P Corporal Tebogo Radebe-Thank you for your service sir
Typical ANC, there is alway money for BMWs and exorbitant salaries but nothing for these brave men. SA airforce is a shadow of its former self even though it on paper has some of the most capable assets in the world.
Somebody give us an update on the Lesotho Defense Force.
I think the commanders if the SANDF also needs some training in their strategy planning and obviously they under estimate the enemy.
Lesotho forces doing what south Africa failed to do in Mozambique, as they arrived there first, to a point where the Mozambique rebels are feeling the presence of Lesotho and want to attack it!!wow.
MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND MAY GOD BLESS HIS SOUL TO RIP FOREVER AND EVERMORE...❤️🙏
Phalaborwa 💪My hometown
And if South African was run properly (less corruption and incompetence), perhaps these soldiers would have had proper support and larger numbers to prevent the deaths and injuries in the first place.
Yeah well thats impose considering people keep voting for the ANC.
@@neurocidesakiwi rather them than the eff
Battle of Bangui - "In March 2013, SA suffered its worst military defeat since the end of apartheid. After a battle that lasted almost two days, 200 crack troops who engaged 7,000 rebels in the Central African Republic were forced to negotiate a ceasefire at their base. Thirteen SA soldiers died in the battle, with two more later succumbing to their wounds".
Sad to see whats happened to SA , everyone had high hopes for them in the 90s
Rhodesia was known as "The Bread Basket of Africa" before the west abandoned them. They were one of the few who resisted and bore the brunt of Soviet manipulation in the region. Iirc they were also one of the first African nations to start integrating schools.
Very sad.
Can’t have a functioning society without a clear white majority
Hmmm what socioeconomic factors could have lead to this?!?🤓
@@sinthariasinestra9777so you and 10 others who liked your comment supported the apartheid? Really weak of you if that’s the case and why leave room for assumption
@@blades7o1 Explain
Why do the South African soldiers use AKs?
RIP, why are we using AK's?
How do you send your soldiers to battle without enough equipment?
Condolences to the family of the brave soldiers.Salute!!!
Quite Freedomous
Incredible Man
What Waste
Waging War with Other’s Lives
Yet Unwilling to Commit anymore than to Death
Not to Saving any Life
But to Spending It on nothing
How Disgusting
Good Work
Great Man
The South African forces of the past were more professional and effective than those of today. The planning of this mission just proves this. RIP those who lost their lives.
Black men can't lead
U are 100% correct because even the guys who survived said the same thing that they were given bad information about the enemy
It is also said some people from the ANC their own interest in that country so that why the soldiers were deployed without the proper authorization
No air support
No infantry support
you must also understand that it is a funding issue budget cuts but mandate increases is not sustainable the forces of the past had a significantly larger budget to maintain a larger asset fleet and standing army
*Sir ,make videos on Indian para* *special force's missions* , *they* *have conducted most difficult and* *heroic operations deep within enemy line without any aerial* *support or advance drone* , *helicopter and without billion dollar* *budget*🙏🙏🙏
*Some of the known mission are -*
1) *operation Ginger*
2) Surgical strike in POK
3) Surgical strike in Myanmar
4) Operation Randori Behak
5) Operation in Maldives
6) Operation Apache.
7) Operation Snow leopard
8) Operation Hiffazat
9) Operation in Sri Lanka/ Pawan .
10) *Operation Kukri* in Africa
11) *Operation Mandhol in thar* *desert*
May his keep Resting in peace.
Noted...I just wonder how well trained they are. We need to also take note that they are probably not equipped as they should be and manpower is a problem..I am saying this as a former SANDF soldier serving with 61 Meg bn gp..
Is rsa growing up now, worried about security situations spilling into RSA.?
I think the EFFluent commander in chief should set and example and lead his lot in to battle and sort this lot out.
I hope Mozambique has a back up plan.
A lot of comments defending the SF and SADF. Thats admirable. As in many armies. The funding and leadership never matches the sacrifices. Its the legacy of bush wars back in 1970s and 80s. That made both the Rhodesian and South African armies deadly and unique. But the supporting airpower was more effective back then.
Regarding the bush war i wonder how many of those SADF soldiers stuck around to pass on their expertise
once apartheid ended ?
spec ops aside, these days you see people get patches that make them look so badass but they suck in the field, doesnt add up
There was a time when SA SF was regarded as one of the best in the world.
Yeah, that was before the commies took over, fired all of the experienced guys and installed all the MK mob...
many years ago
Sounds like it’s the government fault
When the country was ruled by whites
Beat Army and Air Force in Africa until..
Guys must stop being selfish, you think south africa can go and fight without loosing even one member..even In movies it doesn't happenn..even way back we were losing soldiers but it was not published. So stop critics of SA army, our army is very strong and its trying its best..it's easy to make judgments while you're sitting at the comfort of your house ..
It’s thanks to the soldiers that all those who comment negatively are able to do so. We all know what it was like when there was no freedom of speech.
RIP Warriors
you have to remember that the airforce literally has no money, they physically cant afford to send any more aircraft
If the South African special forces is under funded and supported imagine their regular army deployments. Surely SA has more transport helos than 2!?
They do, and there are 4 deployed in Mozambique, I don't know where he read 2? We also have 6 helos deployed to the DRC, 4 Oryx and 2 Rooivalk. The rest are in SA as they do search and rescue, transport of VIPS, and usually partake in police ops as SAPS doesn't have enough helicopters. I think our working helicopter fleet is currently at 100+.
@callsign_ginger2794, it's been widely reported that there were only 2 South African Oryx Helicopters deployed to Cabo Delgado in December 2021. I haven't seen any sources mention there being 4, but I'll happily stand corrected if a verifiable source says otherwise.
My research was based primarily off of reports by South African media outlets covering the Vikela deployment and articles written by Darren Olivier, of the African Defence Review, who said in January 2022:
"They have only two Oryx transport helicopters to support 300-400 troops deployed across a huge area and, worse, have limited vehicle mobility as a result of the region’s harsh terrain. This has meant that most engagements, actions, patrols, and similar have had to be done on foot and without support from either aircraft or heavy weapons, making the troops vulnerable."
The media outlet, The Daily Maverick, also said in an article published on the 11 January 2022:
"The parlous condition of the state arms company, Denel, was part of the reason only two Oryx helicopters and no Rooivalk attack helicopters had been sent to Mozambique."
@@livethforevermore As far as I'm aware, speaking to guys on the ground (from SASF, 1Para bn, SAAF), there more than 2 Oryx helicopters available. 2 from 22 Squadron and 2 from 23 Squadron. No rooivalk though, but it's a possibility in the future from what I've heard and as you stated in the video.
However there was no air support during the Battle of Bungui back in 2013, which is something I've always wanted to see on your channel.
Needed task tanks high up 🧨💊🕰️📞📼
Absolutely no back up, no thought process
Our national pride!
That`s a pretty low bar to set for national pride...
Any stories about Mossad operations?
The foreign accent pronouncing our local names are a bit disconcerting
The ineptitude of the SA government is quite apparent here.
It's not the first time that the ANC regime has failed to deploy an appropriately supported and large force.