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Fight against terrorism in Cabo Delgado: DAG mercenaries on strike – Carta report
6:14 CAT | 14 May 2020
The South African mercenaries of the Dyck Advisory Group (DAG), which is supporting the Mozambican government in the fight against terrorism in Cabo Delgado, have not been seen operating in recent days, opening opportunities for counter-offensives by the rebels, who have raided and burned villages in Mocímboa da Praia [district] in the last two days, ‘Carta de Moçambique’ reports today.
A senior source linked to ‘military intelligence’ told Carta that the mercenaries have stopped operations because they have not been paid. “They are on strike,” the source said. Another reason [for the strike], added the “Carta” source, is that the men want guarantees that they will not be detained when they return to South Africa.
According to a recent edition of the South African digital newspaper The Daily Maverick, President Cyril Ramaphosa was irritated to learn that Maputo had been hiring South African mercenaries in the service of Zimbabwean Max Dyck, son of former Rhodesian colonel Lionel Dyck.
The absence of South African mercenaries on the ground has weakened a Defence and Security Forces (FDS) offensive that was being hailed as a totally victory over the terrorists.
By Marcelo Mosse
Source: Carta de Moçambique
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