SADC to fight Islamic insurgents - The Patriot on Sunday thepatriot.co.bw - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thepatriot.co.bw Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Many locals complain that they have benefited little from the province’s extraction of rubies and gas by Western multinationals.
The under-resourced Mozambican government requested Zimbabwe’s military assistance under a bilateral agreement in August this year as Sadc remains reluctant to mount a concerted regional effort.
In addition to the ASWJ, radical opposition Renamo militias have also escalated violent attacks in the central and western Manica province, posing a realistic danger to Zimbabwe and its economic interests.
There are fears that the insurgency will spill into an already fragile Zimbabwe, threatening the country’s security and critical imports and exports via the Port of Beira, including vital fuel supplies.
Zimbabwe prepares to deploy soldiers in Mozambique thezimbabwemail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thezimbabwemail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.