Below is a list of current SANDF deployments (October 2008) as provided by the Joint Operations Division of the SANDF.
Internal Operations
Intexo
Purpose
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Borderline control
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Location
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SA-Zimbabwe border line
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SANDF commitment
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ยท Three infantry companies (About 100 soldiers each).
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External Operations
Bongani
Purpose
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Support of the AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur
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Location
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Darfur
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SANDF commitment
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ยท Staff officers/military observers: 1
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Cordite
Purpose
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Support of the hybrid AU/UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID)
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Location
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Darfur
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SANDF commitment
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ยท Staff officers/military observers: 23
ยท SANDF: 577
ยท Total: 600
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SA Police Service[1]
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ยท 165
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Curriculum
Purpose
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Support to the AU Special Task Force in Burundi (AUSTF)
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Location
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Burundi
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SANDF commitment
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ยท 1024
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Induli
Purpose
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Support to the UN mission in Nepal
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Location
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Nepal
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SANDF commitment
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ยท Staff officers/military observers: 1
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Mistral
Purpose
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Support to the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC)
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Location
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Democratic Republic of Congo
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SANDF commitment
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ยท Staff officers/military observers: 14
ยท Specialist Contingent including military police: 39
ยท Infantry battalion: Assigned as Eastern Division reserve
o Bn: 731
o Support Gp: 152
o Attached engineer troop: 56
ยท Engineer Squadron: Assigned as North Kivu brigade engineer squadron: 117
ยท Aviation unit: “To provide air service in the Katanga sector:
o SA Air Force detachment: 38
o Protection team (SA Navy): 19
ยท Total: 1126
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Teutonic I
Purpose
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Support to the reconstruction of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Location
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Democratic Republic of Congo
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SANDF commitment
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ยท SA Detachment assisting with Integration and Training (SADAIT): 18
ยท Advisory team: 11
ยท Total: 29
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Vimbezela
Purpose
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General military assistance to the Central African Republic
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Location
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Central African Republic
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SANDF commitment
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ยท 56
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[1] The SA Police Service does not deploy under SANDF auspices. The deployment is shown here for the convenience of the reader. This is the police foreign deployment since 1994, other than those supporting Operation Rachel in Mozambique (the destruction of arms and ammunition left over after the 1975-1992 civil war there.