Rwandan and Mozambican forces have taken back the centre of the strategic port town of Mocimboa da Praia in northern Mozambique from insurgent forces, who had held the town for almost a year. SADC Intervention force is still 400km from the battle.
The symbolic victory, spearheaded by the Rwandans, happened before a regional intervention force had joined battle with the insurgents, who are affiliated to Islamic State.
The recapture of the town was also confirmed by several other sources, including Borges Nhamirre, a researcher with the Pretoria-based Institute for Security Studies based in Maputo. ISS’s Nhamirre said the Mozambique government had been determined to recapture Mocimboa da Praia before August 11, the date the insurgents captured it last year, to deny them the opportunity of celebrating the anniversary of their victory.
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