S.Africa Deploys 1495 Military Personnel To Help Mozambique Fight Islamic Insurgents

Rwandan and SADC troops will be helping Mozambique battle Islamist insurgents  

Reuters: S.Africa approves use of 1495 military personnel to help Mozambique fight insurgents 

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the use of 1,495 members of the military to help neighbour Mozambique fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency, parliament said on Wednesday. 

The use of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) comes after southern African regional bloc SADC last month approved the deployment of troops to Mozambique to combat a conflict which began in 2017 and has killed thousands.

Ramaphosa said the SANDF personnel would be used between July 15 and Oct. 15 at an expected cost of 984 million rand ($66.3 million), a letter sent to the speaker of parliament showed.  

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Update: S.Africa sending nearly 1,500 troops to Mozambique to fight jihadists (AFP)  

WNU Editor: These South African troops will be joining Rwandan troops .... Rwanda deploys troops to Mozambique to help fight insurgency (Reuters). The government in Mozambique is supporting this deployment .... Mozambique welcomes African forces to help tackle insurgency (DW).