Operation Motel
| Operation Motel | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Rhodesian Bush War | |
| Location | Zambia |
| Objective | Destroy ZIPRA camp in Northern Zambia. |
| Date | 23 August 1979 |
| Outcome | Zimbabwe-Rhodesian victory |
| Casualties | Many ZIPRA camps were destroyed, and many ZIPRA guerillas were killed |
Operation Motel was a Zimbabwe-Rhodesian military operation in Zambia with clandestine assistance from the South African Air Force (SAAF) during the Rhodesian Bush War. The Rhodesian Air Force planned raids against a ZIPRA camp in Northern Zambia.