Captured jihadists in Mozambique say insurgency 'weakening

Lobby group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday in the midst of cyclone death toll that has risen to 53 that violence is increasing in northern Mozambique, adding that killings in Cabo Delgado highlighted the need to protect civilians. HRW said in an update.

“The armed conflict between the ASWJ and the Mozambique government has exacerbated already severe food shortages in Cabo Delgado, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. It is one of four Mozambican provinces with the most people experiencing acute food insecurity.”President Nyusi told reporters in Maputo on Thursday that he had asked President Rebelo de Sousa for help. In the heat
of it, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who is visiting Mozambique, said that in addition to military training, Lisbon will re-equip the country’s army to fight terrorism.
A pledge that came after his Mozambique counterpart Filipe Nyusi asked for help to fight the insurgents during a meeting held in Maputo.Since October 2017, Al-Shabab rebels (unrelated to the Somalia-based terror group going by the same name) have attacked numerous villages in Cabo Delgado and destroyed civilian property and infrastructure, including schools and health centres.
An estimated 3,000 people have been killed and 820,000 displaced.