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The United States Special Operations Forces is training “Mozambican marines” who are to fight against the al Shabaab insurgency in the Cabo Delgado province.
This was announced by US Embassy in Maputo on March 15th.
“U.S. Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA) Deputy Commander Colonel Richard Schmidt represented the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) during the opening ceremony, while Major General Ramiro Ramos Tulcidás represented the Government of Mozambique. In addition to training, the U.S. government provided medical and communications equipment.
The United States prioritizes the respect for human rights, protection of civilians, and engagement with civil society in all security assistance. The United States is committed to supporting Mozambique with a multifaceted and holistic approach to counter and prevent the spread of terrorism and violent extremism. This approach addresses socioeconomic development issues as well as the security situation. Civilian protection, human rights, and community engagement are central to U.S. cooperation and are foundational to effectively counter the Islamic State in Mozambique.”
So far, the training has led to little result, as attacks are still commonplace.
Al-Shabaab have been sowing terror for more than three years in the strategic province of Cabo Delgado, which borders Tanzania and is an area that is rich in natural gas.
In 2019 al-Shabaab pledged allegiance to ISIS.
“In addition to the training, the US government provided medical and communications equipment,” the embassy said, adding that the American forces who will partake in the program called “Joint Combined Exchange Training” are already in Mozambique.
The move comes as the US designated rebel groups in Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo as foreign terrorist organizations.
The conflict reached a symbolic turning point at the end of December with attacks carried out for the first time just a few kilometers from a multibillion-euro gas project operated by the French oil and gas company Total.
As such, the turning point wasn’t the thousands of people that were displaced and killed, by potential damage to a billion-dollar project.
Islamists have frequently beheaded civilians, including women and children.
One mother told BBC she had to watch helplessly as her 12-year-old son was killed in this way close to where she was hiding with her other children.
More than 2,500 people have been killed and 700,000 have fled their homes since an Islamist insurgency began in 2017.
In November 2020, state media reported that more than 50 people had been beheaded at a football ground in Cabo Delgado.
In April 2020, dozens more were beheaded or shot dead in an attack on a village.
Mozambique’s government has appealed for international help to quell the insurgency.
What they got was a small-scale training program from the US.
The insurgency is gaining speed and is carrying out frequent attacks and sowing chaos.
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Oh shit the war starts in Mozambique Usa start wars always every where :S:S:S
“Due to its Wahhabi roots, al-Shabaab is hostile …
The group has been suspected of having links with Al-Qaeda”
– Al-Shabaab (militant group) –
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_(militant_group)
“From the extremist Wahhabis of Saudi Arabia to the Egyptian cult of the Muslim Brotherhood and Syrian terrorist groups allied with ISIS, the West (Israel) has backed fundamentalist forces at the expense of nationalist Muslims. …
Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has for the first time openly said what has been the West’s worst kept secret. According to him, the Saudi-funded spread of Wahhabism – the main source of the fundamentalist ideology of terrorist groups like ISIS began as a result of Western countries asking Riyadh to help counter Russia”
– How the West backed radical Islam and unleashed global terror –
https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/radical-islam-west-backed-global-terror-us-europe-britain-jehad-west-funded-terrorism/story/365139.html
A.K.A CIA pigs…like the ones in Afghanistan (Zero units) in Syria-Iraq (Kurds Asayish). Watch them go under US hands only and they in future kill more civilians than Wahhabi terrorists.
Jewmerica creates the problem by attacking Mozambique with it sock puppet terrorists so that it can gain a foothold there with it’s military. It’s a very sick and twisted scam that zioNATO, zioGCC and the Jews are running.
In other words, now Mozambique is officially effed. The US+ISIS combo won’t leave them alone anytime soon and it only gets worse.
Strange that Mozambique leadership despite the numerous living examples, asked the ISIS creator and supporter for help against ISIS. That’ll do them good. Poor its ordinary people.
Your first sentence sums it up perfectly.
South Africa, some years ago was very careful to refuse US offers of ‘trainers’ when they came knocking.
Instead, they formed the SADC (Southern African Defense Community) which included Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia.
Things have been peaceful there for decades until ‘ISIS’ showed up …
An American-created problem.
First they send ISIS and then their special forces to ‘train’ against ISIS – and then they have a base there, for more ISIS…
A Hegelian Dialectic.
Create the Problem.
Provide the Solution.
If so far the problem of terrorism was relative, from now on it will explode, where the Americans arrive, terrorism follows them closely.
As president of the United States I will withdraw all interference in African economic policy and militarily. Africa is a rich continent, let them enjoy their wealth. If we want something from them we can trade fairly.
Las Vegas odds for al shabaab victory tripled after announcement
Mozambique needs to interact with the Prostitute to hate the prostitute… same thing happened in Nigeria many years ago with the so called fake training…. !
The United States is committed to death and destruction, there I fixed the artical..
Mozambican marines 🤣🤣😂 what a joke its an irony when you know those nations had no probs with terrorists, but USA started their war on terror and the world was flooded with all kind of terrorists but hey dummy Yankees remember Africa is not a reference for your superiority remember black hawk down and the Tongo Tongo disaster with your green berets all killed and wounded by a bunch of weed smokers with Kalashnikov and RPG i would watch your asses or the body bags will be filled again with filet Americain
When US ‘trainers’ show up you can be sure decades of war will ensure and millions will die. Everything they touch turns to sh1t3.
If I could give the Mozambican people one piece of advice it would be get the yanks out tomorrow. Not next week, not next month … TOMORROW!