The World - News from Oct. 2, 1985
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Angolan rebels said they are holding off an Angolan army offensive and have not abandoned their headquarters in southeastern Angola as the Luanda government reported last week. The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas Savimbi, said that it has no intention of abandoning its base at Jamba. South Africa has supported and supplied the anti-Marxist rebels, and Angola charged that South African planes attacked Angolan troops in the region this week to help the UNITA forces.
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