A Zimbabwean professional who is based in Cabo Delgado in Mozambique provides more details about the ongoing conflict in the area.

He explains that the conflict is complicated and everything that is being said is based on theories.

Various external parties are involved in the conflict including Tanzanians, ISIS and possibly drug cartels that were using the local port for drug trafficking.

However, Russian and Americans are not involved in the conflict. It is not factual that the rebel leader was trained in America.

The Mozambique Military is still very new and made up of inexperienced young people who are often afraid to fight the hardened rebels. They are often afraid to attack and at times they run away from fights with the rebels.