Southern African Development Community (SADC) troops rescued forty-seven people who had been kidnapped in northern Mozambique by Islamists. There was no confrontation between SADC troops and the Islamic State-linked militants, because the five hostage-takers fled when they realised the presence of the regional force, reports say. Read also: Cambridge to …
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Assisted by Rwandan troops, Mozambican forces have rescued more than 100 people who had been taken hostage by militants in northern Mozambique. The hostages, mostly children, women and the elderly, are said to have been held by Islamic State-linked militants, locally known as al-Shaabab, in Mocimboa da Praia district. The …
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