Attacks by gunmen of the former
rebel movement Renamo over the past six weeks have resulted in ten civilian
deaths, and injured a further 26 people, according to the Mozambican Defence
Ministry.
Speaking at a Maputo press
conference on Wednesday, the National Director of Defence Policy in the
Ministry, Cristovao Chume, did not reveal the losses suffered by the defence
and security forces or by Renamo itself. Almost all the Renamo attacks have
occurred in the central province of Sofala. There was a further focus of
tension in Rapale district, in the northern province of Nampula, where three
attacks occurred.
Chume said that, in addition, to
the human casualties around 30 vehicles have been targeted in the Renamo
attacks. Damage varied from slight to total. The latest Renamo raid was on
Tuesday night against a police post and health centre in the small town of
Tica, in Sofala. The gunmen looted the health centre, but there were no reports
of deaths or injuries.
The deterioration of the
politico-military situation in Sofala can be dated to the capture by the armed
forces (FADM) of the Renamo headquarters at Satunjira, in Gorongosa district,
on 21 October. The army said it moved against Satunjira because its patrols in
the surrounding area had come under repeated Renamo fire.
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