Mozambique
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Jul- 2021 -26 July
Mozambique Welcomes Foreign Soldiers to Fight Insurgency
Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi expressed his gratitude to African countries sending troops to help fight insurgents in the north of the country.
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16 July
Mozambique Formally Seeks Help From Neighbors to Stem Insurgency
Mozambique has lodged an official request for military intervention from neighboring countries to help quell a jihadist insurgency in the gas-rich north.
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12 July
EU Launches Military Mission to Train Mozambique Army
The European Union has formally established a military mission for Mozambique to help train its armed forces battling jihadists in the north of the country.
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9 July
Rwanda Sends 1,000 Troops to Insurgency-Hit Mozambique
Rwanda will send a thousand troops to Mozambique to help the country battle extremist militants wreaking havoc in the north of the gas-rich nation.
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Jun- 2021 -30 June
EU Agrees Military Training Mission for Mozambique
EU ambassadors gave the green light to set up a military mission in Mozambique to help train its armed forces battling jihadists in the north of the country.
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24 June
Southern African Bloc to Send Troops to Insurgency-Hit Mozambique
Southern African countries agreed to deploy forces to help quell a jihadist insurgency, as military and security sources said late Wednesday there had been fresh clashes with Islamist militants in northern Mozambique.
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May- 2021 -27 May
Southern African Leaders Hold Summit on Jihadist Threat
Leaders of the southern African regional bloc SADC will hold an extraordinary summit on Thursday in Maputo to discuss the violence engulfing northern Mozambique.
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10 May
Portugal Signs Deal to Help Mozambique in Jihadist Fight
Portugal and Mozambique signed a new military cooperation accord on Monday to help the poor African nation confront a growing jihadist threat by beefing up training, notably of special forces.
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6 May
EU Moots Creation of 5,000-Strong Rapid Reaction Force
EU defense ministers will begin discussing Thursday a proposal to create a 5,000-strong joint military force capable of deploying rapidly to crisis zones, a senior EU official said.
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Apr- 2021 -9 April
SADC Vows ‘Proportionate’ Response to Mozambique’s Jihadists
Southern Africa's regional bloc vowed a "proportionate" response to jihadists who last month raided a key town in northern Mozambique in a sharp escalation of a three-year-old insurgency.
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