3 Sep 1979 Salane

During the morning an RLI mine laying team in a helicopter from Mabalauta forward base was fired on by a Pafuri detachment near Salane. An air strike by lynx was requested and the ‘Pafurians’ were silenced. (Operation Uric). The Rhodesian mine planting efforts appeared to be bearing results as the enemy reported an explosion on the Maxaila/Domasse road in the Mapungane area.