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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, tons in the line, huge deposits of natural gas. if motion 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,

the, the, the equipment is being guarded by random 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 $3000.00 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 rewind and ami spokes passed and knows his forces here because the governments of mos in beacon rwanda have reached them at a tree age agreement. actually the fact that this was one of the locations that we 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 assigned. and so yeah, the main, the main purpose is to restore state to sort of 2 and 3 times civilians to their normal lives. the operation has since been expanded to 3 districts. rwanda may be small, but it's politically ambitious and its forces a peasant to confident they can keep the insurgents at bay. through ended, 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 jihadists. this footage was filmed by national board costa tv in mozambique 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. one of the switch, just interviewing the soldier. when shots rang out nearby, the soldiers ran in the direction that the shots were fired from. the journalist, meanwhile, so cut off the chaos ensued as mozambique forces 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 militants, 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 were disaffected young men from the local area. but i asked militants, soon, hijacked, the movement for themselves. fine, situs swelled their ranks, turning it into a brutal jihadist insurgency. the man with a friendly smile could be one of those are the head, the victims, a common practice among the group. the they call themselves, as well as soon as the mind of to the main sunni branch of the sloane for one of one of the analysts food use. and the meaning believes i influence in the

region is limited, but none the less significant. it was very made with 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 going back into those guys. so basically start again, this war propaganda is as important as the actual, the taxes of my god. and want to put that once it gets the terrorist publicity for what they're doing with this. i know applebee's that sounded good, good spicy at the 2nd step. just let me know, there are the foreign fighters, so good. the doors, some adams or some others apple, my dentist, that i say it was part of a month ago differentiated in 2021. there we went and ami came on the scene and began facing down the insurgents. they drove out the estimate sooner than jemma 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 was strewn with corpses. many of them had been beheaded. another reason for the rwandan 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 approved to. it's mostly tight lipped about the insurgency and the security operation. but the people here in palm, i 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 play city is also home to members of

the tower group to align lo, waiting for another opportunity to attack the video course, the witness the attack on palm, the 1st hand that survived. he does repair and maintenance jobs at a hotel and thomas before 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 gun shots and thought there must be some kind of problems left for me 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 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 resting here. nobody expected. i'm very, very, very frankly, because people knew what the, the, the extreme is had been doing. people in the boards 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 gauge because a lot of people have running down here after a few days. some of those who had found shelter here trying to get to the gas pumped

. but lin 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 on my feel like a free man. again, people sense that things are back to normal again. now. you know, in that the children to now play outside, but soldiers are still patrolling all the time. the rebound 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 establish in this particular as a much some of the successful development. busy of the few remnants, it's got them different areas. we're not able to organize 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 it's actually played down there. so they supposed them from this window 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 mos in beacon troops would have to take over the capital to, to is where the big political decisions are made. and there are plenty of people here hoping to benefit from the gas field top knowles right now, most of the consult, is undergoing training from european union forces as part of admission to equip them to respond to the uprising. and 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

a building that could contain enemy combatants. the attack on palmer and the armies response to it caused the government to realize that their own 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 know me, i says the insurgents can't be defeated by military means alone. as before, this has been in 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 1st on that, but it won't work without the military either. so because of the insurgents managed to retake and tire area is 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. a political rival overwhelmed 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 border which tends in the yeah, most them be consult as a trying to control the area themselves. they come on the emphasizes 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 while 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 most 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 the quotes of these aubrey

god or essential to the little cause you to the destruction caused by the fighting is evident everywhere. the arabic writing on this will reads, do you have brother, please do not enter this house or remove anything until its participants give commission? since most single i did prior was we captured a kind of normality 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 bosses. and i mean, instead they found themselves without any man to grow food. a go to make it good of something. what did us as well for me, what were these people supposed to eat at? the 1st of the main things, that's why it was easy for the insurgents to recruit so many young men to fight against the government before on the 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 and land. yeah. by sending in the police and military they as you and using excessive force. but as of the best of us that i've, i've had this but it didn't meet a point of your lives. yeah. we live at them in here

we run into most security forces. the so called photo central cause, a local militia. they now have a presence in many towns and villages that are not part of the mos in beacon army. they don't have police powers and come to rest anyone, but they all on you wow. mean has been part of the militia for 7 years. when the insurgents captain was seen by the prior, he fled knowing they'd kill him. otherwise, you tell your mother, given me, putting them up as the 1st attacks, where as early as 2017 will guide you. that's when the extreme is started, killing innocent people and destroying their homes, stuff i've yet to split in all directions heading to every corner of the province that can you call them for years i lived in fear in 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 was real. keep you were here and

most and why did prior to me put you up, i'll come us cody who yeah. my wife has returned here. now i didn't, the 191 was seen by the prior to the coastal village of the loom be lines between was seen blood. the prya and palmer assembling serv. normality has returned to you to the health center has been setup 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 to 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 i always say immediately gets back to work, defending his village. he's confident that he could do his job even without the help of the rwandans. and we're ready to take control once the rwanda leslie. oh, i know we're is well not to feed us. we're too strong for them. now i'm most of beacon army is strong to we're everywhere now in palm and also here and i know that we think god for that is the fight will soon be over. the but so sondra is no sign of the rwandan pulling out

in the neighboring village. many people have also returned after months of hiding. they finally have access to water pumps again. so they need to have 16 districts and couple didn't got a proven social security. 200000 people out of the provinces to 1000000 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 can i the regional right? but this village has a school that is once again opened around $400.00 young students are divided up between full classrooms and to shift 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 london. it's operated by the french energy group to town 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 one to control, but it's still considered relatively safe because the city is located on a peninsula with only one major access road. but the taxi driver tells us about his experience outside the city is 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 them at high speed shouting that a convoy was under attack. that will not i have. 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. i just know that the attacks are happening initially. i wish those involved in the conflict could find a solution. i don't know what they're playing and one thing that if that is that ok, just to get the about what that need to be cross country buses to venture out into 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

they're all the refugees such a year old kid 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 husbands lying in the hut. they had to talk to you, i couldn't stay in our village anymore. so we came here. now will you come to 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 camp. you 2 people know nothing of the gas. welf nearby was. 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 nobody here has any money . it's only the new arrivals that sometimes spring initial with them. the still around 40 new arrivals each week. must 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 them we have to put them in the biggest problem is providing food and then we'll need the u. n. world food program brings us supplies 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 competitive opinion. each family gets 50 kilos of rice every 2 months and 10 kilos of beans along with a little flour. the campus home to 5000 people. motor kilmore lima is expecting to have to stay the camp for a long time. she's not 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 clear the brush,

but there's not much else you can do. of the mozambique now has nearly 1000000 people who i intentionally 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? slowly restarting, that could lead to an annual $100000000.00 tons of liquefied natural gas being dispatched from here total energy. and since the region, the vast, be completely safe, which won't happen if the fighting continues as bush has no meaning. was that of a point them 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 and not of mine, stationing the soldiers on mos on beacon. so it was that it's still a set up then it may take decades. but the fact that got this mess up was that no one put in, but that the government understands that you need negotiations and addition to smart and well executed military operations. with that as much that it may be over in a few years with the group. but not in months basis, that's impossible. messages 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 for more of the cost. the

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