Insurgents clearing Palma to take control like Mocímboa da Praia
Insurgents appear to be systematically burning houses in Palma in preparation for an occupation of the town — causing remaining residents to flee
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SADC mulls 3,000-strong military deployment to Cabo Delgado
SADC’s mission to evaluate what Mozambique needs to defeat the Cabo Delgado insurgency has recommended deploying at least 2,000 ground troops as part of a total 3,000-strong force
Thousands desperate for aid on Afungi as government forces maintain climate of fear in Palma
Thousands of people who fled the attacks in Palma are now stuck between police brutality, starvation and sickness, and treacherous sea voyages to escape the area
Total withdraws completely from Afungi, leaving LNG site in government hands
Total pulled all its staff out of the Mozambique LNG project today, leaving the security of the mothballed project entirely in the hands of Mozambique’s defence and security forces
Cabo Delgado insurgents kill again in attack on coastal Macomia
Insurgents attacked coastal Macomia last Wednesday, at the same time as another group of insurgents attacked the town of Palma, further north in Cabo Delgado
Palma hotel escape attempt turns to tragedy
Around 170 people who attempted to flee the Hotel Amarula in Palma, Cabo Delgado on Friday afternoon fell into an ambush by Islamist insurgents — with at least seven killed but likely many more
DAG mercenaries to leave Cabo Delgado in April as Mozambique’s military takes over
South African private military contractor DAG is due to pull out of Cabo Delgado next month, with responsibility for aerial support being taken over by the Mozambican military
Local militia kill eight insurgents in Nangade
Eight insurgents were killed on Wednesday in Nangade district by local militiamen who have been assisting government forces in the fight against the insurgency in Cabo Delgado
Defence Forces kill six insurgents in Nangade
Six insurgents were shot dead by Mozambique’s Defence and Security Forces (FDS) on Thursday 25 February in the village of Luneque, Nangade district, after pursuing an armed group that killed four people
Insurgents attack villages in Nangade, and kill three in military ambush
The town of Nangade is increasingly nervous as insurgents have attacked villages as close as 10km away already this week