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The thinking was that they would eliminate the Al-Sunnah presence in its area of operation.

The Conversation asked military science and defence expert Thomas Mandrup to evaluate the SADC mission in Mozambique.

The SADC mission shows how difficult and costly it is to launch and run a large scale military operation, especially if the host government is not taking full o

The thinking was that they would eliminate the Al-Sunnah presence in its area of operation.

The SADC mission shows how difficult it is to run a large-scale military intervention, especially if the host government is not taking full ownership and supporting the operation.

The militia insurgency by the group now calling itself Al Sunnah had been spreading rapidly in the Cabo Delgado Province from late 2019.

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The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Monusco, is ending after 20 years. It will be replaced by troops from Sadc, led by the South African military.

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The new intervention force must be sizeable, and have proper air cover as well as transport and air elements. None are guaranteed.