Rwanda acknowledged fatalities for the first time in Mozambique operation

Earlier this year, Amnesty International accused both government and insurgents of “war crimes”, so many people will be frightened by the return of Mozambican soldiers and police. And the insurgents are local people, known to their communities.

They captured both Palma and Mocímboa da Praia last year by first sending locally known members into the town to stay with family or supporters.

Civil wars rarely end militarily. The grievance must also be resolved.

Interviews with people captured and released by the insurgents confirm that many are only there for money and plunder, and would leave the insurgency if they were offered a reasonable job with a future.

A few thousand jobs could end the war. But nations prepared to send expensive troop battalions will not pay to create no-questions-asked, long-term jobs.

Earlier this year, Amnesty International accused both government and insurgents of “war crimes”, so many people will be frightened by the return of Mozambican soldiers and police. And the insurgents are local people, known to their communities.

They captured both Palma and Mocímboa da Praia last year by first sending locally known members into the town to stay with family or supporters.

Civil wars rarely end militarily. The grievance must also be resolved.

Interviews with people captured and released by the insurgents confirm that many are only there for money and plunder, and would leave the insurgency if they were offered a reasonable job with a future.

A few thousand jobs could end the war. But nations prepared to send expensive troop battalions will not pay to create no-questions-asked, long-term jobs.

Four Rwandan soldiers have been killed in military operations against the Islamist terrorists in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region, according to the Rwandan press.

This is the first time Rwanda has acknowledged fatalities in its 1,000-strong force since the commencement of its military involvement in Mozambique.

The four troops killed and 14 others were “seriously injured” in “fierce fights”, according to Rwandan media.

It is unknown where precisely in Cabo Delgado province the Rwandan troops were murdered.

Last Saturday, Mozambique’s president and his Rwandan counterpart presided over an award ceremony for troops who had provided “commendable” resistance to terrorists in different areas of Cabo Delgado since the beginning of the insurgency.

Earlier this year, Amnesty International accused both government and insurgents of “war crimes”, so many people will be frightened by the return of Mozambican soldiers and police. And the insurgents are local people, known to their communities.

They captured both Palma and Mocímboa da Praia last year by first sending locally known members into the town to stay with family or supporters.

Civil wars rarely end militarily. The grievance must also be resolved.

Interviews with people captured and released by the insurgents confirm that many are only there for money and plunder, and would leave the insurgency if they were offered a reasonable job with a future.

A few thousand jobs could end the war. But nations prepared to send expensive troop battalions will not pay to create no-questions-asked, long-term jobs.