SOUTH Africa’s military chief said Wednesday that multinational forces had been able to “disrupt” jihadist rebels in northern Mozambique since their deployment there last year.
More than 3 100 troops from several African countries moved into troubled Cabo Delgado province last July after Islamist insurgents seized swathes of territory.
Southern African “forces met strong resistance from the terrorists but were able to inflict fatal casualties and disrupt activities,” General Rudzani Maphwanya told media in Pretoria.
The international forces “continue to dominate and pursue the terrorists in the operational area.”
But Maphwanya said military action was not enough to resolve the crisis.
He called for stronger governance to help people in the region return to normal life.
“You must create conditions for the people of Mozambique to start picking up where things have fallen between the cracks and start going on with their lives,” he said.
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