Mozambique: Insurgent Food Raid on Macomia Was Big and Well Organised

There was a warning. There was a celebration in Macomia on Thursday afternoon and Cabo Delgado Governor Valige Tauabo attended and was said to be staying the night, but instead returned to Pemba in the late afternoon. Security services said they detained three suspected insurgents in Macomia town a few days before. Local people reported messages from the insurgents saying they were hungry and were coming to take food and would not harm local people.

But the main purpose of the raid was to take food, as local people were reminded. The second insurgent group cleared warehouses and loaded food and other goods onto at least 15 vehicles which were taken, including large trucks. The main target was the ICRC warehouse but Care, Foundation Against Hunger, and MSF were also stripped. The vehicles and cargo were driven Friday afternoon to Mucojo on the coast.

DefenceWeb says"It appears that Rwandan Defence Force soldiers based at Mocimboa da Praia were also stopped in their tracks by a heavily armed group of insurgents while trying to get to the besieged town." The two-day occupation was well organised and one of the largest in some time, and local people were warned. Macomia had previously been occupied by the insurgents in May 2020.

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