Zimbabwe Border Crisis
| Zimbabwe Border Crisis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Rhodesia |
ZimbabweZPNA Supported by:  Zimbabwe | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
|
Ian SmithChristian West | ZimbabweCommander Hell | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 1,500 | 7,800+ | ||||
| 89 Civilians dead | |||||
The Zimbabwe Border Crisis was a armed conflict between the Rhodesian government and the ZPNA backed by the Democratic Republic of Zimbabwe. The conflict was set off by the Zimbabwe Civil War and the need to stop resources going the the republican rebels.