{"id":11967,"date":"2022-01-13T17:49:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T17:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/?p=11967"},"modified":"2022-01-13T16:05:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T16:05:32","slug":"mocimboa-da-praia-3000-houses-searched-in-clean-up-operations-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/mocimboa-da-praia-3000-houses-searched-in-clean-up-operations-watch","title":{"rendered":"Mocimboa da Praia: 3,000 houses searched in clean-up operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>A joint force of Mozambique and Rwanda military personnel in Cabo Delgado has searched 3,000 houses in Moc\u00edmboa da Praia as part of \u201cclean-up operations\u201d in a village that was under rebel rule for more than a year, an official source has announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring patrol operations, we found uniforms [of the Defence and Security Forces \u2013 suspected to have been used by the rebels to infiltrate the ranks of government forces] and other abandoned goods in several houses,\u201d Alberto Napovo, police commander in Moc\u00edmboa da Praia, told Televis\u00e3o de Mo\u00e7ambique.<\/p>\n

Over the more than a year that is was in the hands of rebels, Moc\u00edmboa da Praia \u2013 one of the few urban areas in northern Cabo Delgado \u2013 was looted, and almost all public and private infrastructure was destroyed, as well as energy, water and communications systems and hospitals.<\/p>\n

In total, about 62,000 people \u2013 almost the entire population \u2013 left the coastal village due to the conflict over the last four years, starting with the mass flight in response to the intensification of rebel actions in June, 2020.<\/p>\n

An offensive by government troops in July last year, supported by Rwandan forces and, later, those of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), increased security, and parts of the town were recovered.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire area of jurisdiction of Moc\u00edmboa da Praia is controlled by the joint force, and every day we patrol areas where we suspect that there may be enemy activity,\u201d said the commander of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique in Moc\u00edmboa da Praia, promising \u201cclose surveillance\u201d as residents start returning home.<\/p>\n

The coastal town, where armed groups carried out their first attack in October, 2017, has long been described as a rebel \u201cbase\u201d.<\/p>\n

Moc\u00edmboa da Praia is located 70 kilometres south of the construction area of the natural TotalEnergies-led gas project in Afungi, Palma.<\/p>\n

Cabo Delgado province is rich in natural gas, but has been terrorized since 2017 by armed rebels, with some attacks claimed by the Islamic State extremist group.<\/p>\n

The conflict has already caused more than 3,100 deaths, according to the ACLED conflict registration project, and more than 817,000 displaced people, according to the Mozambican authorities.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mozambique<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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