is the song day, a k, a tom lee at the most dangerous time? we fund way, we sort of the, as we say, the poster child for the the profession problem. and then it is said no one has ever seen a stone in the side of the super powers, the world's most dangerous frontage. dogs june 29 on dw, the soldiers, the troll of 16, northern mozambique they passed by rows of destroyed shops and holmes, a handful of stores of just reopened. the soldiers has come all the way from new wanda,

which lives 2000 kilometers away to the north mozambique. their official mandate is to protect the civilian population. but they are also guarding this foster tip is moving mozambique on the buddha, tens in the line, huge deposits of natural gas. if most in peak could extract the gas, it would become one of the largest energy supplies in the world. one of the world's poorest nations could become very rich but the equipment has been shut down. nothing is happening. mozambique, gas wealth remains tantalizingly out of reach. and not the blessing, it was hoping for. the,

[000:00:00;00] the, the equipment is being guarded by rwandan police and soldiers. it belongs to the french energy, joined to town energy. a huge floating hotel boat has been pulled onto land. it's designed to house 3000 workers, but now stands empty. to 10 energy had committed $20000000000.00 to the venture. it's the largest private investment project on the african continent. the rwandan army spokes passed and knows his forces are here because the government of most and beacon rwanda have reached him at a tree age agreement. or actually the thought that this was one of the locations

that we had arrived on started operations is quite important because it is, was central. it was very important for the district. but so we moved on to other parts, most seemed body brown. and you know, several other parts of the 2 districts who are assigned and so yeah, the main, the main purpose is to restore state to 32 and a 3 times civilians to the normalize all for ation has since been expanded to 3 districts. rwanda may be small, but it's politically ambitious and its forces are pass it too confident they can keep the insurgents at bay through end to brigadier general, pays it to the city of palmer, which is right near the gas fields. it's a visit design to reassure residents that they're now safe which they want before. on march 24th 2021. paula was attacked by the jihadist. this footage was filled by

national board. costa tv in motion beaks. army and police forces struggled to repel the insurgents. it took a week of fighting before they could drive the militants out of the city. what under this would just interviewing the soldier? when shots rang out nearby, the soldiers ran into the direction that the shots were fired from. the journalist, meanwhile, so cut off the chaos ensued as mozambique supposes struggled to drive maxine search and

the jihad is late to fill in themselves and posted the footage on a website. the so called is lubbock state militant group o i s, it's unclear how many scientists they have estimates range from between 2 and 3000 the at the start of the insurgency. most of them would disaffected young men from the local area, but i asked militants to hijack the movement for themselves. fine site has swelled their ranks, turning it into a brutal jihadist insurgency. the man with a friendly smile could be one of those who may head the victims a common practice among the group the they call themselves as low as soon as the amount of to the main sunni branch of the sloane for water

level. but analysts food use and i'm usually believes i influence in the region is limited, but nonetheless, significant terms very immediately there are a number of organizations that claim responsibility for the terrorist attacks, including the islamic state. and i s, as they are primarily to provide a propaganda platform for the terrorists. go back into those guys. so basically, step is in this war, propaganda is as important as the actual, the taxes of my god and want to put it back once it gives the terrorist publicity for what they're doing. there's a guy know, applebee's that sound a good, a good spicy at the 2nd just i just, i mean there are the foreign fighters for grad. it goes from adams or somebody who's apple, but it's just that i say it was part of a monster load in 2021 through engine ami came on the scene and began facing down the insurgents. they drove out to us

as soon as i was gemma. from the areas that they were selling to these include the city of palmer which is now considered safe. back in march 2021. the streets were strewn with corpses. many of them had been beheaded. another reason for the ones in security forces to remain on the ground. they know how brutal the search into the government is 2500 kilometers away in the capital. i'm up to 2. it's mostly tight lipped about the insurgency and the security operation. or the people here in palma have seen the pulse cause the europeans and americans some have a sense of how well see that provinces. but then not expecting to benefit from it. in any case, there's been no progress with a gas exploration since march 2021. and

it's quite possible that this strategically placed city is also home to members of the tower group who are lying low waiting for another opportunity to attack the video. course. the witness the attack on palm of 1st hand, but survived. he does repair and maintenance jobs at a hotel and thomas the full, the insurgents arrived. it has many europeans as well as contractors from south africa hoping to and money from the gas plant. it was around 10 am or maybe 11, even i was working back there. we heard gunshots and thought there must be some kind of problem for that, we weren't immediately worried when we thought our soldiers were doing practice drills. but then we started hearing more and more gunshots,

and that's when we got scared was that people entered out into the street and saw people running all over the place. they were all petrified. so you can see that laurie from kenya who owns the hotel, wasn't in palm at the time. oh, lucky, but her manager roby told her about it after a while people started seeking refuge here. nobody expected. i'm very, very, very frankly, because people knew was the, the visa extreme is had been doing people in the course chopping them off and, you know, being vague. so you could imagine the fear of everybody that was in palmer and, and, and as roby said, we open the case because a lot of people have running down here and banging on the guy. there's after a few days,

some of those who had found shelter here tried to get to the gas pumped. but lyn laurie says most of them were killed. only if you manage to escape by hiding the bush for days on end. that same bush is now patrol, bury london soldiers on the lookout for insurgents. the london brigadier general has come to meet with my toes, karima, an official in the small town. if it was to come down, there wasn't around when the militants attacked his town. he says he would have been killed immediately, otherwise the place is in ruins, but at least he's now able to return or might feel like a free man again. people sense that things are back to normal again. now, what we're going to be. no, no, in that the children to now play outside. but soldiers are still patrolling all the

time. the rewind an army is never the less confident that the insurgents won't be able to mount any significant. come back to you. does that to us a visit in this particular that's a much some of the successful. busy the few remnants, it's got them different areas. we're not able to build the lives themselves to areas where they moved into play also. but why did the insurgents attack last in the 1st place? it's not an important town, but what it does have is an electricity pump, and that appears to have been the target. so the, so i just destroyed this plan there by cutting the phone. the site is

really that sounds sales. what is the rest of the display? i'm remaining. so you've actually played down there. so this was them from this one. up to the stage. the power plant has now being repaired, so it was a and the surrounding villages have electricity again. but what would happen if there were wind and forces left, those in beacon troops would have to take over the capital of food to is where the big political decisions are made. and there are plenty of people here hoping to benefit from the gas field top no right now, most in beacon sold is undergoing training from european union forces as part of admission to equip them to respond to the uprising in the news. the training camp is right next to the city. the instructors come from several you countries,

especially portugal. here the soldiers are learning how to approach the building. the could contain enemy combatants. the attack on palmer and the armies response to it caused the government to realize that the armed forces need more training before you run raise and lower your eiffel 3 times says the instructor, you understand 3 times, then you run but to just now mean i says the insurgents can't be defeated by military means alone, as before, this has been at the military needs to understand the immediate need for negotiations and nicholas because a purely military solution won't work. and of course i know what the for so no, but it won't work without the military either. so because of the insurgents managed to retake and tire areas said that if they feel strong again, militarily, they won't be willing to negotiate. so both are important. in addition to their

london's soldiers from several southern african countries have also been deployed to mozambique. this control group is from south africa, the political rivals of when the, when it comes to influencing the status on the african continent. but interestingly, the most in the government fest reached out to wanda rather than its neighbors. south africa we've now come to a village on most of beaks, northern boda with tends in the yeah, most them be consult as a trying to control the area themselves. they come on to emphasize this, the good relationship with the rwandans. the most important thing is to work hand in hand with our brothers from the one to,

to guarantee the security of the entire district. people have to be able to get on with their daily lives without being afraid or having to restrict their activities . they need to be able to trust the soldiers but people here don't trust them. there are reports that the most in beacon soldiers sometimes steal from people or at store money or food from them. there or even allegation is of rate the most symbol at the pry it is home to mos in beaks northern. most airport, the city was controlled by insurgents for an entire year. rewind and troops back by the mos in beacon ami recap to the city in august 2021. the fighting only lasted for a day because most of the scientists had already left the port city whenever they were london soldiers patrol the streets,

then noticed to be friendly. this office closed down to quote a, he's already got to essentially, to the low close to, to the destruction caused by the fighting is evident everywhere the arabic writing on this will reads, do you have brenda? please do not enter this house or remove anything until its participants give commission since most single i the prior was we captured a kind of no matter t has returned. if you can consider it normal to share the beach with soldiers bearing empty tank weapons. some of these people moved off to being displaced by the gas project. they receive

compensation at the time, but it's long since gone. because although they were given money, they weren't given the opportunity to build a new livelihood. according to abortion, has no meaning. instead they found themselves without any man to grow food or go to make it good or something. what did i mean? what were these people supposed to eat at? they'll fuss in the maintenance. that's why it was easy for the insurgents to recruit so many young men to fight against the government to photo and data. thank you. most of them so, but i do miss owing data and most of the most in beacon government shows the wrong response. and this conflict today as you have to go sleep instead of trying to make a peace wide, it stirred up the conflict element domains because it added more fuel to the fire eyes land. yeah. by sending in the police and military they as you and using excessive force. but as best of us, that, that practice. but at the middle point of your legs,

you will live at them in here we run into most security forces. the so called for us to look of a local militia. they now have a presence in many towns and villages that are not part of the most in beacon army . they don't have police powers and come to rest anyone. but they all you wow mean has been part of the munition for 7 years. when the insurgents captain was seen by the prior, he fled knowing they'd kill him. otherwise, you tell your mother as the 1st attacks were as early as 2017, that's when the extremist started to an innocent people and destroying their homes, to slit in all directions, heading to every corner of the province. that can you call them for years i lived in fear and poverty during all that time. you might have to pick up. i'm seeing well,

now we're back the force on the com. it was it. we're looking back. we're here and most and why did prior to me put you up? i'll come us cody. good. yeah, my wife has returned here. now i didn't. the 191 was seen by the prior. the coastal village is loomed. the lines between was seen blood deprived and palmer a semblance of normality has returned to you to the health center has been set up run by the london ami. the demand is huge. when the insurgents, when control here, there was no medical care tools due to the engines are extremely friendly. the many of these people had to hide out in the bush for months on and off and without food, and also without access to water. and always the 80 has

a toothache. he's one of 12 men in the force of college interlude be the cure for toothache. here is simple. okay . and we said immediately gets back to work, defending his village. he's confident that he could do his job even without the help of the rwandan. we're ready to take control once the rwanda, leslie. oh, i know, boy harris will not defeat us. we're too strong for them now. a most on beacon army and strong to we're everywhere now in palm and also here, and i know that we think got to that is the fight will soon be over the next

but so saw there is no sign of through engines pulling out in the neighboring village, many people have also returned off to months of hiding. they finally have access to water pump again split. only 2 of 16 districts in cobbled didn't got to profit and so secure. 200000 people out of the provinces, 2000000 can feel reasonably safe. mozambique is still one of the poorest countries in the world. people here know little about the huge gas reserves on the doorstep. nearly 40 percent of mozambique population tonight, the regional right? but this village has a school that is once again opened around $400.00 young students are divided up between 4 classrooms and 2 fifths. today. those not on shift can still be creative outside. today the morning shift is learning gram.

this is the only school in the area is controlled by the rwandan on the school is not run by the engines. it's operated by the french energy group to tell the energy what will the future look like for these children? how long will the rwandan sold to stay here? the business and the capital of capital delgado presents. it's no longer under london control, but it's still considered relatively safe because the city is located on a peninsula with only one major access road. which a taxi driver tells us about his experience outside the city of the what i

didn't get shot at by the surgeons. but the drivers behind me did and those type stuff and they suddenly overtook him at high speed shouting that a convoy was under attack. that will not happen. so i put my foot down to got away the. yeah. oh is that because instead of these, i don't know what these terrorist attacks are bound. i don't understand why they're doing this at home. i just know that the attacks are happening. i wish those involved and the conflict could find a solution. i don't know what they're playing and i only say that if it is that ok, just to get the about what that need to be cross country buses to venture out of the city into rebel held territory. the province of couple delgado is also known as a smuggling route for weapons, drugs and diamonds, and us suddenly enough space here for the insurgents to hide

the then there are all the refugees such a year old will. nikita when lima has spent the last 2 years living in the roof, refugee camp together would have 4 children. a walker at the camp says she was on the run for a number of days. she only received food once in that time. to get it, she had to get involved with a man. she's been left with nothing. her husband was killed by the insurgents. it was 9 o'clock at night. i was alone with the children, and we heard gunshots. i told the kids, let's get out of here and we ran to the bush. after a couple of hours, we ventured back and there was my husband lying in the hut. they had to talk to you . i couldn't stay in our village anymore. so we came here in the corner of google,

so a small amount of clothing was all she could take with her the blankets, plastic bose, an early so spin were given to the cam. you to people know nothing of the gas. welf, nearby or she knows is that she and her children can't go home. she bringing east heads up the refugee camp. his motorbike is the only form of transport to evacuate the residence of the camp in an emergency and take them to the town. a few with 17 kilometers away. that town has a 1st aid station for lack of anything better to do the residence of the count, look on as a group of men trying to sell some 2nd hand clothing. but no one here has any money . it's only the new arrivals that sometimes spring initial with them. the still around 40 new arrivals each week. but the children's crowns is

a going for the equivalent to $10.00. but there is no via what is the, what is the multiple limits, most image that people remember, the biggest problem is providing food and some will need the u. n. world food program brings us applies and it them. yeah. so, but the 2nd 8 organization that used to donate food was cut into us me and one day they just upcoming central sense that we don't know why. time we're scrolling the capacity opinion. each family gets 50 kilos of rice every 2 months and 10 kilos of beans along with the little flour. the campus home to 5000 people. motor kilmore lima is expecting to have to stay at the camp for a long time. she's now receive the small plot of land to grow food for herself and her 4 children. but she has no money to buy c to plant. so the land is

going on used. she's doing her best to cleared the brush, but there's not much else you can do. its mozambique now has nearly 1000000 people who i internally displaced. the hope is that what can see resumed to extract and liquified the gas of mos in beaks northern coast. that the hotel boats were once again be left town to see a few uh, because of stunted lane pipes, but they're not allowed to talk about they. what is africa's largest private investment project? slow here, we're starting that could lead to an annual $100000000.00 tons of liquefied natural gas being dispatched from here total energy and since the region and the vast be completely safe. which won't happen if the fighting continues as bush has no meaning. was that on the point some lot i did, it is

a government insistence on tackling this conflict with military means alone. i mean, if the government continues to insist on drawing military support from outside mozambique or not of mine stating the soldiers on mos on beacon. so it was that it's doing set up, then it may take decades. but the fact that got this mess up was that the company in but that the government understands that you need negotiations and addition to smart and well executed military operations. without as much of that it may be over in a few years with the group don't before does, but not in months message. that's impossible message so year and even after that there might still be a late into conflict hopefully like dates $20000000000.00 of investment from which the people of mozambique could also benefit. only time will tell whether it's truly a blessing or more as

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