Mozambique: Nyusi announces capture of major terrorist base

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Mozambique: Nyusi announces capture of major terrorist base

4:03 CAT | 15 Jul 2022

Image: Notícias de Defesa

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi announced on Thursday night in Pemba, capital of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, that the defence and security forces have captured the Catupa base, one of the most important military bases of the islamist terrorists operating in the province.

Catupa is in Macomia district and is regarded as the most important strategic stronghold of the islamists, following the fall of the Siri 1 and Siri 2 bases last year.

Speaking to reporters after chairing an extraordinary meeting of the Provincial Executive Council, Nyusi said that it was the Mozambican forces which took Catupa, while their allies from Rwanda and the SADC Mission in Mozambique held the outskirts of the base.

Nyusi also said there was a leadership struggle under way among the jihadists, particularly between Tanzanians and Mozambicans.

But the terrorists have continued to launch raids elsewhere in Macomia. According to a report in Friday’s issue of the independent newssheet “Carta de Moçambique”, a terrorist gang attacked Nkoe village in the Chai administrative post on Tuesday night, burning down 100 houses and seriously injuring three people.

The Catupa Operational Base was led by Sheik Assan & operated by Abu Surat better known as Bonomade Machude Omar or Ibn Omar
During the attack, the terrorist leader “Sheik Assane” & one of his bodyguards were shot down while Abu Surat managed to escapehttps://t.co/mwR7md4SMA

— Cabo Delgado (@DelgadoCabo) July 17, 2022

In the Operation, the FDS, #Rwanda and #SAMIM inflicted several loses to the insurgents, various were captured with weapons, military uniforms or other war materialshttps://t.co/pi0RRkezne

— Cabo Delgado (@DelgadoCabo) July 17, 2022