Siri (Mozambique)

11°41′1.32″S 40°19′29.43″E / 11.6837000°S 40.3248417°E / -11.6837000; 40.3248417

Siri also known as Siria or Syria was a military camp and former headquarters of Al-Shabaab insurgent group in Mozambique located in Mbau administrative post in the Cabo Delgado province.

History

The base was reportedly bombed in May 2020,[1] and again in October 2020 claiming to have killed between 22 and 108 insurgents.[2]

According to a testimony of two girls who escaped the camp, it was not hit during the May bombing. The base was located among a dense vegetation necessitating use of lanterns and lamps. Insurgents from several nationalities were present there. The camp was surrounded by a perimeter fence and included two buildings.[3]

The base was captured by Rwandan forces in early September 2021 during the 2021 Cabo Delgado offensives, seizing large amounts of weaponry, fuel, ammunition and combat vehicles.[4]

In late 2024 Islamists reportedly moved back to the Messalo river area setting up new HQ named "Seina" south of the river.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "MOZAMBIQUE News reports & clippings" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Mozambique forces kill 108 'terrorists' in Cabo Delgado, police chief claims". 29 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Two girls escape, speak of a dense dark forest that harbours an insurgents' base in Cabo Delgado – Mediafax".
  4. ↑ "Libertadas dezenas de adolescentes e mulheres raptadas por insurgentes em Cabo Delgado". 2021-09-16.
  5. ↑ "Analysis of the security, social and economic situation of the returnees in Cabo Delgado" (PDF).
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