Mozambique: terrorists driven back in Palma district – AIM report

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Mozambique: terrorists driven back in Palma district – AIM report

10:42 CAT | 27 Dec 2020

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The islamist terrorists operating in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado on Wednesday night made a second attempt to occupy Mute locality, in Palma district.

According to “Noticias de Defesa”, an unofficial website that supports the Mozambican defence and security forces, the terrorists were driven back. The Mozambican forces killed at least four of the attackers and seized six firearms.

The first terrorist attempt to take Mute occurred on 8 December. Mute is about 25 kilometres from the Afungi Peninsula, where the French oil and gas company Total is building natural gas liquefaction plants. The government believes that the attacks against Mute are part of a terrorist drive to shut down the investments in Afungi.

In the neighbouring district of Mocimboa da Praia, the defence and security forces have driven the terrorists out of Awasse, killing 31 of them. The website did not give an exact date for this clash.

Awasse contains an electricity sub-station which is key to the power supply to the northern districts of Cabo Delgado (Mueda, Nangade, Palma and Mocimboa da Praia).

If Awasse is indeed in the hands of the Mozambican forces, this will open the path to retaking Mocimboa da Praia town and port which have been in terrorist hands since August.

Source: AIM