The Koevoet (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkuːfut] translated to crowbar abbreviated Operation K or SWAPOL-COIN) was a major paramilitary organisation under South African-administered South-West Africa now the Republic of Namibia. It was an active belligerent in the Namibian War of Independence from 1979 to 1990 – Crowbar being a popular allusion to successful attempts at prying insurgents from the local population.
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