Soldiers from the Mozambican army patrol Mocimboa da Praia, Mozambique, on March 7, 2018, following October’s two-day attack by suspected Islamists. FILE PHOTO | AFP
Mozambican security forces killed sixteen insurgents this week following direct combat in Cabo Delgado province, the government announced Wednesday.
“[Several] other terrorists died due to attacks by wild animals,” Mr Bernardino Rafael, the Commander-General of the Republic of Mozambique Police, said during a meeting with residents at the administrative post of Bilibiza and the village of Natugo, in the district of Quissanga in Cabo Delgado province.
Mr Rafael also presented to the public four alleged insurgents captured in Quissanga district by the Defence and Security Forces.
