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CAPE TOWN South Africa will press for urgent military action by regional body SADC to quell an Islamist insurgency in Mozambique threatening to destabilize neighboring countries, the foreign minister said on Friday.
It will make this call at a summit of the Southern African Development Community’s 16 member states next week, Naledi Pandor told Reuters in a telephone interview.
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SADC leaders have been discussing how to tackle the insurgency by Islamic State-linked militants, with an option for force, but this is the first time South Africa has explicitly thrown its weight behind the idea of a military intervention.
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May 21, 2021 - 17:13
By Wendell Roelf
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa will press for urgent military action by regional body SADC to quell an Islamist insurgency in Mozambique threatening to destabilize neighbouring countries, the foreign minister said on Friday.
It will make this call at a summit of the Southern African Development Community s 16 member states next week, Naledi Pandor told Reuters in a telephone interview.
EXCLUSIVE-S.Africa to push for military action against Mozambique insurgents Reuters 4 hrs ago SADC summit in Botswana to look at issue next week Islamic State-linked militants attacking since 2017
By Wendell Roelf
CAPE TOWN, May 21 (Reuters) - South Africa will press for urgent military action by regional body SADC to quell an Islamist insurgency in Mozambique threatening to destabilize neighboring countries, the foreign minister said on Friday.
It will make this call at a summit of the Southern African Development Community s 16 member states next week, Naledi Pandor told Reuters in a telephone interview.
SADC leaders have been discussing how to tackle the insurgency by Islamic State-linked militants, with an option for force, but this is the first time South Africa has explicitly thrown its weight behind the idea of a military intervention.
Exclusive: South Africa to push for military action against Mozambique insurgents msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.