Two helicopters and a navy ship shelled the village of Mitumbate 23 and 24 December with at least 50 casualties. The follows the ambush of a riot police (UIR, Unidade de Intervencao Rapida) convoy on 17 December which was going from Mocimboa da Praia to Mitumbate. The UIR national director of reconnaissance was killed in … Continue reading Alleged Islamist base shelled near Mocimboa da Praia – By Joseph Hanlon