{"id":20912,"date":"2022-06-09T16:49:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T16:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/joao-perreira-there-is-a-change-in-strategy-in-the-terrorist-groups-activities"},"modified":"2022-06-09T16:49:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T16:49:22","slug":"joao-perreira-there-is-a-change-in-strategy-in-the-terrorist-groups-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/joao-perreira-there-is-a-change-in-strategy-in-the-terrorist-groups-activities","title":{"rendered":"Jo\u00e3o Perreira: \u201cThere is a change in strategy in the terrorist group\u2019s activities\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Political scientist, professor and researcher Jo\u00e3o Pereira lived in Cabo Delgado for two months while studying the terrorism situation in that part of the country, and on STV Not\u00edcias programme Noite Informativa this Monday, he delivered his diagnosis of the situation before and after the presence of foreign forces on the ground.<\/p>\n

Pereira addressed the dynamics of the terrorist groups which, since 2017, have been killing, destroying public and social infrastructure and creating panic within local communities.<\/p>\n

He began his analysis by saying that \u201cwhat is happening is normal\u201d.<\/p>\n

The political scientist then describes the dynamics of the conflict for a better understanding on the part of Mozambican society.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are two things to understand,\u201d he began. \u201cThe first major issue is that there is an increase in military operations carried out by the Defence and Security Forces, Rwandan troops and SAMIM. If there is an increase in operations, for example, a greater offensive by this group of military actors on the ground, then there is a change in the strategy of action of the group itself in relation to the offensive and to a whole apparatus of actions and operations on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

The professor explains that, with the intensification of operations in the field by the joint forces, the terrorist group, as in other countries where they operate, changed its strategy of action.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven compared with the other movements, these groups stop acting in large blocks and end up acting in small blocks. And they often affect territories where the presence of the state or military forces is limited. They take advantage of this type of small attacks, often with great intensity by burning houses, decapitating people and looting. They use social media to give it a very large scale when deep down it is not so much a large-scale attack,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He mentioned, as an example, that \u201cwhen there was the incursion, a few hours after the organisations that are working on the ground with stabilisation and social cohesion initiatives in Moc\u00edmboa and Palma, they looted public granaries\u201d.<\/p>\n

Because this was an action by the so-called Al Shabab group, says Pereira, \u201cany individual in a situation of emotional crisis and conflict would eventually leave the area\u201d.<\/p>\n

Jo\u00e3o Pereira discussed the transformation of small-scale actions into large-scale phenomena.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfterwards, external actors, mainly on social networks and some figures who analyse the national situation, gave an indication of a very small phenomenon which had a large effect. Groups like Al Shabab and Boko Haram often use this type of strategy. Often, when operating in situations where they are in the minority, they recruit networks of, for example, young criminals, to amplify their own actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCut the terrorists\u2019 lines of supply\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

The recent intensification of military offensives in Northern Mozambique has cornered the terrorists, just as government officials say.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a reality that we must face in the coming years. In this respect, I have to agree with what has been said, because it is real. There are two things that are noticeable on the ground: first, there is a major offensive by the Defence and Security Forces, Rwandan troops and SAMIM, to cut off all logistical support to the group locally known as Al Shabab. This war can be won in two ways. On the one hand, by military action. There is no one who says today that military action is not decisive in a conflict zone of this dimension.\u201d<\/p>\n

The political scientist further says that it is still necessary to cut the terrorists\u2019 lines of supply.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, as defence and security troops with the allies we have in the region, they are carrying out two simultaneous processes. First, cut off the supply of weapons to the Al Shabab group. And, secondly, to make the logistical issue difficult in situations where they are put under great pressure and, often, without the ability to react.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe third element that needs to be moved forward,\u201d he continued, \u201cis to eliminate Al Shabab\u2019s source of recruits. It is necessary to map this very well, to ascertain how these people get to Al Shabab. If we manage to control these three dimensions and then work on the three components which are crucial in this whole process, we have a holistic approach. It is necessary to work on other dimensions as a social whole, including the governance dimension and the improvement of the services provided by the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

By<\/b><\/p>\n

Aristides Cavele<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mozambique. Political scientist, professor and researcher Jo\u00e3o Pereira lived in Cabo Delgado for two months while studying the terrorism situation in that part of the country, and on STV Not\u00edcias programme Noite Informativa this Monday, he delivered his diagnosis of the situation before and after the presence of foreign forces on the ground. 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