Mozambique Captured Rebel Leader in Gas-Rich North, Sources Say
- Islamist militant movement is targeting Cabo Delgado province
- Security forces try to stop militants crossing northern border
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Mozambican security forces carried out a major attack on a base of an Islamist militant group in the gas-rich north last week, killing at least four fighters and capturing a suspected rebel leader, according to three people familiar with the matter.
The assault took place Aug. 16 near the village of Pundanhar in Cabo Delgado province, close to the Rovuma River that separates Mozambique from Tanzania, the people said, asking not to be identified because they’re not authorized to comment publicly on an ongoing operation. Government forces caught a man named Abdul Raim, who police identified this month as a suspected leader of the group, they said.