SITUATION SUMMARY
CABOLIGADO.COM | 1
26 May 2021
In the last two weeks, the locus of armed conflict in Cabo Delgado has shifted south and westward from Palma district to Muidumbe district. On 13 May, sources reported fighting between insurgents and local militia members in and around Ntchinga, Muidumbe district. No further details of the clashes are available.
The next week, in the early morning hours of 21 May, Mozambican government troops occupied Diaca, Mocimboa da Praia district. By 22 May, there was fighting reported in the Diaca area. There has been no confirmation as to whether government forces still hold the town. The Diaca offensive is strategically important for two reasons.
The first is that, according to local sources, Diaca has been in insurgent hands for months and recently hosted a training camp for the group. Second, Diaca is the first substantial town in Mocimboa da Praia district on the road from Mueda to Mocimboa da Praia town. If the government is to retake Mocimboa da Praia town by land, it will have to take and hold Diaca and Awasse, 10 kilometers to the east, first.
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