IMPORTANT: Fighting between the South African Army and the Black Muslims in Mozambique – Special Forces soldier killed?
[It seems there's a reasonable possibility that a Special Forces soldier from the SANDF was killed. This would make him the first SF soldier killed since a White guy in 1989!!! I suspect that the modern Special Forces, from what I have seen, are ALL BLACK. All the film footage I've seen of our "Special Forces" shows them to be Black. It seems several troops were injured. Also it seems all the Black armies have suffered some losses during the fighting. It seems the Black Muslims are now much more weary, and are carrying out less attacks, but, they definitely are still around. The fact that they ambushed the South Africans and later attacked them at the helicopter rendezvous point shows me that they are far from cowardly. They seem to have managed to kill 10 of these Black Muslims in an attack on a camp. When I look at this initial information coming back from the front line, it pleases me. The Muslims are definitely FAR FROM DEAD and FAR FROM KNOCKED OUT. So the war will definitely continue. So that's great stuff. This war is far from over. And it seems as if, already, the South African government will have to spend MORE MONEY on this war. The entire situation is very delightful. I had been concerned that these Black African Governments might smash the Black Muslims, but this is definitely not happening. I think the Black Muslims will be more than a match for them. This is good stuff. Jan]
A member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was shot and killed by insurgents in Cabo Delgado whilst fighting with the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM).
The SANDF said the incident occurred on 20 December when SANDF members deployed under Operation Vikela came under attack from insurgents during an ambush around the area east of Chai village in Cabo Delgado province. The members managed to fight through the ambush, but while at the rendezvous point awaiting a helicopter evacuation, they were again attacked by the insurgents and an SANDF member was shot and declared dead on the scene.
The mortal remains of the member were flown back to the SAMIM Chai Tactical Base, SANDF spokesman Brigadier General Andries Mahapa said in a statement.
“A further investigation is being conducted to determine the extent to injuries of personnel and loss of equipment during this unfortunate incident.”
It is believed that several other South African soldiers were injured in the attack, and that the members involved were from Special Forces. If confirmed, this would be the first Special Forces member killed in action since Corporal H Carstens during the Border War in April 1989.
The SANDF said the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thandi Modise, the Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thabang Makwetla, the Secretary for Defence, Sonto Kudjoe, and the Chief of the South African National Defence Force, General Rudzani Maphwanya, extend their heartfelt condolences to the family, colleagues and friends of the deceased.
Several Mozambican soldiers are also believed to have been killed and wounded during the attack, which comes amid an uptick in insurgent activity in Cabo Delgado. Mozambique’s defence minister Cristovao Chume said Mozambican and SAMIM soldiers on 19 December stormed a rebel base and killed ten insurgents in Cabo Delgado.
There have been several attacks in the last two weeks in the Macomia district of Cabo Delgado – Chai is just north of Macomia.
President Filipe Nyusi said last week that Mozambique had witnessed fewer jihadist attacks this year than last, after Rwanda and Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries intervened to help tackle an insurgency which has killed more than 3 000 people.
“We were able to reduce terrorist attacks by three times,” he is reported by Agence France Presse as saying. While in 2020 the country registered just over 160 attacks, but that number was reduced to 52 in 2021, he said, thanks in part to Rwandan and SAMIM intervention.
Several SAMIM soldiers have died on duty in Mozambique – some due to accidents and some due to combat. Botswana, Lesotho, Tanzania and now South African have all lost personnel.