Mozambique defeats last rebel camp after years of war
Mozambique says it has ended a long-running war with rebel fighters in the north of the country.
The government announced that its army has taken control of the last training camps used by the armed group.
The fighting has gone on for several years in Cabo Delgado province, where rebels attacked villages and forced thousands to flee their homes.
However Mozambican officials say the area is finally back under control.
The country’s Chief of Defense Intelligence, Ricardo Macuvele, said this happened with the help of soldiers from other southern African countries.
He expressed appreciation to the Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique for supporting the fight and also praised Zambia for helping recover areas that were once under rebel control.
“Zambia also helped us a lot to contain the situation. The territory which you helped us recover from the terrorists, we still hold it and we have even captured the last training camps for the rebels,” Macuvele said during a visit to Lusaka.
Zambia’s Defence Ministry said it will continue working with Mozambique to stop terrorism and cross-border crimes.
The government says the capture of the final camps is a sign that peace may finally return to the region, local reports say.
