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(From Communique No. 11 70)
Jn order to counter the current Portuguese offensive, FRELIMO fighters multiplied their military operations harassing
the enemy constantly, laying ambushes in every path, planting
mines, attacking posts, defending our skies. In Cabo Delgado
during May and June, our military activity was particularly
intensive in the zones of Chai, Mueda, Mocomia. Mucojo,
Nangololp, Miteda, Mocimboa da Praia and Muidumbe, resulting in the death of more than 200 Portuguese soldiers,
one reconnaissance plane and one helicopter shot down, and
a number of vehicles destroyed.
In Tete, during June, five posts were attacked - in Kantsombo
(region of Fingoe), Intawa, Manjanja, Chithuza and Oliveira.
All the posts were badly damaged, a mill in the post of Manjanja was destroyed and 62 Portuguese soldiers were killed.
Our ambushes were laid especially in the regions of Chiringa,
Chipera, (near Cahora Bassa) and Khalilamo, killing 41 enemy
soldiers and destroying 2 lorries. The sabotage operations
during the same month (June) resulted in the death of 34
soldiers and destruction of 4 lorries. One reconnaissance
plane   was  shot   down   on   the   2nd   of June,   over  Bene.
One train was destroyed by a FRELIMO sabotage unit in Niassa
province on the 4th of June. The train was going from Nova
Freixo to Vila Cabral, in Southern Niassa. It hit our mines in
the zone of Chipa: the engine was blown up and the carriages
derailed. The train was carrying troops to Vila Cabral, and
some of the soldiers were killed and many wounded. FRELIMO
ambushes and other sabotage operations resulted in 13 lorries
destroyed and at least 50 Portuguese soldiers killed. Our
fighters shot down a helicopter on the 8th of May, in the
region of Catur.
taken more than 3 years to complete. One of the other
bridges spanned the Luatize river and was situated only 300
meters from the Portuguese military headquarters of Malewera.
It was also built in concrete, 60 meters long and 6 meters wide.
It was completely destroyed.
(From Communique No. 13 70)
Military reports from several FRELIMO units which, due to
delay in communications, were only received now, reveal
that, in addition to the actions outlined in previous communiques, there were during June and July 16 more ambushes in
Cabo Delgado, in the zones of Muaguide, Nyankoma, Miteda,
Sagal, Nangololo, Lyantwa, Quinheningaia, Mtushi and Naca-
tar. There were also two military camps attacked in the zone
of Mueda, and in Mtumbati, as well as 4 mining operation in
Nacatar, Nchilingide and Nangololo. The total results of these
operations was 174 Portuguese soldiers killed and 15 lorries
blown up.
(From Communique No. 14 70)
During the period between 25 September and 7 November,
1970, FRELIMO forces in Cabo Delgado and Niassa undertook
34 major operations, in which 27 vehicles were destroyed,
more than 200 Portuguese soldiers were killed, 2 bridges were
blown up (over rivers Luambala and Rureco) and 6 posts and
camps were attacked - in Mitamba (twice), Quinazi, Chipemba,
Miandica, Marrupa and Chamba.
One train was ambushed and the locomotive destroyed with
bazooka fire on the railway between Catur and Conjerenje in
Southern Niassa.
And in Cabo Delgado a U.S. made Aircraft was shot down near
the post of Nangololo between Mueda and Mocimboa-da-Praia.
The markings were «No. 5401 II Modelo VELLV Z9IR4
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From Communique No. 12 70)
In Tete Province alone, between the 1st of July and the 30th
of August, 12 Portuguese posts and camps were attacked:
Nhamadende, Chintunculo, Vila Gamito, Licope, Mfidzi,
Chifesse, Malewera, Kakuyo, Kawili, Mangani, Msendaluze and
Chale. In the course of these operations 62 Portuguese soldiers
were killed and 15 buildings were destroyed. The post of
Licope in Chufombo was abandoned.
During the same period 13 ambushes resulted in the death of
45 Portuguese soldiers and one lorry was destroyed. These
took place in Chipera, Mfidzi, Ncanha, Kawelo, Furancungo,
Bene,   Chufombo,   Chifisse,   Dique,   Manje   and  Chimbozi.
There were also 37 mining and sabotage operations in which
91 Portuguese soldiers were killed, 28 lorries and 3 tractors
destroyed and 4 bridge's blown up.
Among the bridges destroyed was one over the river Luia.
This was 232 meters wide, built in concrete and supported on
9 pillars,   it had been built by an Italian company and had