Rebel Group Attacks Separate Towns, Threaten Further Attacks if 15 October General Election not Suspended
Category: Instability
Severity: 3 (Moderate)
Source: Drum Cussac
09/19/2019 (Mozambique) - Regional media outlets report on Thursday, 19 September, that two politically-motivated attacks by the self-proclaimed Renamo Military Junta (JMR) were carried out on Tuesday in the western town of Manica. Furthermore, the social media account of CIS-Eleições, which provides coverage of multi-party elections in Mozambique through a team of correspondent journalists, stated that overnight attacks occurred on Wednesday on ferry boats and residential houses, with reports of several people being kidnapped. The attacks by the JMR carries a threat that further ones will continue to occur in the run-up to the scheduled 15 October general elections unless they are suspended. Other demands include integrating JMR members into the army, police and the State Information and Security Service (SISE).
Members in Mozambique are advised to maintain a heightened level of vigilance and increased tension in the run-up to the 15 October general election and should avoid all political gatherings and demonstrations in order to minimise the risk of exposure to incidental violence, opportunistic crime and heavy-handed security force response. Monitor local media for the latest information on election-related events in your particular area of operations and any associated disruption.
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