As a result the enemy are now using the
Zambezi River to supply their posts of
Zumbo, Mague and Canverere. We also
attacked the posts of Madambe and
Cateme. The attack against Madambe
took place on the 4th September: 4
houses and a bulldozer were destroyed
and many enemy soldiers killed. The
next day the enemy abandoned the post.
Cateme, which is also a railway station,
was attacked on the 15th September; 2
houses were destroyed and 4 soldiers
killed.
OCTOBER - DECEMBER
ATTACKS
During October - December, 1971, FRE--
LIMO fighters attacked 10 posts:
- Chankumo, on the 3rd of October;
3 houses were destroyed and 7 Portuguese soldiers killed.
- Kanchueira, on the 7th October; all
the houses were burnt and some equipment was captured.
- Chimwa, on the 9th October, 8 houses
were   burnt  and   15   soldiers  killed.
- Jailos, on the 24th October; the post
- was badly damaged.
- Chipera; on the 24th October; the post
was partially destroyed.
- Mulumba, on the 28th October; the
post's main building and several tents
were destroyed.
- Mudzi, on the 2nd November; two
buildings were destroyed, including
the material depot.
- Canzi, on the 6th November. The
post was damaged.
- Chintuza, on the 21st November. It
was badly damaged by our artillery.
- Chiringa, on the 28th December. The
attack resulted in the partial destruction of the post.
On the 5th October the enemy landed in
Nchenga, arrested the whole population
of a village and tried to take them to a
concentration camp. On their way, they
camped near a river, where our comrades made a surprise attack. Some of
the enemy were killed, others fled. All
the people who had been arrested were
freed.
A   fuel depot   comprising  several tanks
was completely burnt by our fighters in
the region of Chingodzi, between Moatize
and Tete.
On the 26th November, 1971, the enemy
from the camp of Taiobo moved towards
the village of Macumbolenga. Their intention was to arrest and conscript people
from the village for their armed forces.
They camped by a river before arriving
at  the village.    Our comrades attacked
TERRORISTS HIT
TRUCK AND
TRAIN IN TETE
TERRORISTS have struck again in the Tete district of Mozambique - they
destroyed a Rhodesian truck on Friday and derailed a train on Sunday.
The 15-ton truck m»m*w u..  «
The 15-ton truck owned by
Swift Transport Services (Pvt.)
Ltd. was set alight by terrorist
after it fell out of a military
convoy on the road to Zobwe.
The train was badly damaged
when a landmine blew it off
the rails, but it is not yet
known whether anyone was
injured.
The general manager of Swifts
Mr. G. Lindsell-Stewart, said
yesterday this was the fourth
company vehicle destroyed by
terrorists.
He said: "We have lost a lot
of money because of these
acts and will have to consider
whether the service to Malawi
should be continued. For
the moment we shall carry
on.
CONVOY
J" the latest incident, the
truck was travelling from W
desja to Malawi with a cargo
ol empty cardboard cartons
and glass.
Mr Lindsell-Stewart said- "It
was in a military convoy, but
n dropped behind near Zobwe
Six terrorists, all armed, stepped on to the road and flagged
down the driver, Mr. Shin-
garayi.
They threatened him, stole
all his personal possessions,
including his wrist watch, and
set fire to the truck.   Then
they sent him on to Zobwe.
"After    reaching the town,
Mr. Shingarayi contacted our
agents.   He later returned to
the truck and described it as
a write-off.   The company is
still awaiting confirmation of
his assessment of the S12000
truck
According to an unofficial report received in Beira, engineers and technical staff from
Mozambique   Railways have
been  sent  to  the scene of
the train derailment.
The explosion took place on
the line between Tete and the
bridge over the Zambezi. No
other details were available.
Last month FRELIMO guerillas blew up tracks on the
rail supply link for the Cabora
Bassa   dam   on  several  occasions.    Trucks carrying vital
supplies of cement  for the
dam were derailed.
There have been at least six
or seven similar attacks since
September last year.
Chronicle Reporter, Africa
News Service.
them there with mortars and light weapons and killed 11.
The next day, on the 27th November,
the same troops were returning to their
camp of Taiobo, carrying their wounded.
They were again ambushed, and suffered
more casualties.
ambushes on the Zambezi river.
1st October: 2 boats were sunk in the
area of Holi, and all the soldiers in them
were killed. ~
12th November: 2 boats which had
left the post of Mague carrying soldiers
to patrol the shores of the Zambezi River
were hit by bazooka and machine-gun
fire and were sunk. All the soldiers,
numbering approximately 20, were killed.
13th November: One boat was ambushed
and sunk in the zone of Duagwa.
25th December: One patrol boat was
sunk in the zone of Duangwe. All the soldiers in  it numbering   12,  were killed.
actions on the international road
rhodesia — malawi
16th October: one military lorry was
destroyed in the zone of Nyangoma.
when going from Moatize towards Zobue.
22nd October: 2 vehicles integrated in a
military convoy, were destroyed by our
fighters on their way from Zobue to Tete,
on the international road.
10th November: one lorry coming from
Malawi towards Tete, carrying Portuguese troops, was ambushed by FRELIMO
forces in the region of Chinguere. The
lorry was destroyed and many of the
enemy were killed.