FBIS4-892 "drafr076_d_94002"
FBIS-AFR-94-076 Daily Report 19 Apr 1994
SOUTHERN AFRICA Angola

Government Soldiers Allegedly Besieged in N'dalatando

Government Soldiers Allegedly Besieged in N'dalatando MB1904131394 Jamba Voz da Resistencia do Galo Negro in Portuguese 1200 GMT 19 Apr 94 MB1904131394 Jamba Voz da Resistencia do Galo Negro Portuguese BFN [Text] In the battlefield in N'dalatando, the troops of Jose Eduardo dos Santos' involved in the offensive are not able to move or receive supplies. The circle is closing tighter and tighter. Yesterday, in a vain attempt to break out, the Futungo de Belas adventurers left 10 dead soldiers, 11 60-mm mortar shells, and a considerable assortment of war materiel along the Beira Alta road. The Luanda air force has not been indifferent to this. Yesterday, Jose Eduardo dos Santos' combat aircraft raided civilian villages, destroying their farms. Four civilians were killed and five others seriously wounded. Moreover, Sergeant Antonio Tunguno, who was captured during clashes, revealed to the military information services of the Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola [FALA] that South African, Portuguese, and Katanga mercenaries are directly assisting Luanda in these attacks. Antonio Tunguno said that in the Angolan capital, Luanda, Eduardo dos Santos' terrorists are involved in a campaign to force the youths to join the People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ranks. To conclude, our reporter Morais Abel, who reported this, notes that the FALA Military Command in N'dalatando says that N'dalatando will never fall, to either land or air offensives.