Commander of the Mozambique Armed Defence Forces Major-General Christorao Arthur said freeing Mocimboa da Praia was the first stage, the next stage being to free Cabo Delgado from the rebels.
Rwanda deployed a joint force of 1,000 soldiers and police officers to Mozambique to quell insurgents’ attack on Cabo Delgado.
Rwandan forces were deployed according to an agreement between Mozambique and Rwanda. Their deployment does not fall under the Southern African Development Community agreement. The mission will provide military training, including operational preparation, specialised training on counterterrorism, and training and education on the protection of civilians and compliance with international humanitarian law and human rights law.
This was after Islamic State-backed terrorists launched an attack on the town of Palma in the northern province of Cabo Delgado on March 24, killing at least 12 people, including a South African and a Zimbabwean, and displacing more than 100,000 people who fled the area.
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