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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Islamist terrorists killed at least eight members of the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) last Friday in an ambush near Ilala village, in Macomia district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, according to a report in Thursday\u2019s issue of the independent newssheet \u201cMediafax\u201d.<\/p>\n

Initially information about the ambush was published on the Amaq propaganda channels of the self-styled \u201cIslamic State\u201d. These included images of the murdered soldiers, and of their identity and voter cards. The terrorists also showed images of helmets, firearms and ammunition supposedly taken from the soldiers.<\/p>\n

There were pictures of eight bloodied bodies, wearing FADM uniforms. Amaq also showed photos of a captured Mozambican soldier.<\/p>\n

After contacts with local sources in Cabo Delgado,\u201dMediafax\u201d confirmed that the ambush had indeed occurred. The soldiers came under fire while they were on their way to attack a terrorist position. The operation was intended to dismantle bases which the jihadists are trying to rebuild on the banks of the Messalo river.<\/p>\n

\u201cMediafax\u201d suggested that information about these plans somehow leaked out, enabling the terrorists to strike first, mounting their ambush before the FADM unit could reach the jihadist base.<\/p>\n

Claims that some of the dead were Rwandans may result from confusion between uniforms of the Rwandan Defence Force, and those used by the Mozambican Rapid Reaction Force, trained by the European Union.<\/p>\n

Soldiers who escaped the ambush and were treated in a hospital in the provincial capital, Pemba, were all Mozambicans, according to one of the paper\u2019s local sources.<\/p>\n

Rwandan Brigadier Ronald Rwivanga categorically denied the \u201cIslamic State\u201d claim that Rwandan troops had been killed. He dismissed the claims as \u201cvery fake news written by a Congolese blogger\u201d.<\/p>\n

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

Africa-Press – Mozambique. Islamist terrorists killed at least eight members of the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) last Friday in an ambush near Ilala village, in Macomia district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, according to a report in Thursday\u2019s issue of the independent newssheet \u201cMediafax\u201d. 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