Troops Advancing On Militants In Cabo Delgado Province 

Mozambican forces are in the midst of an operation against a militant base in the northern Cabo Delgado province, according to government officials cited by Agence France-Presse. 

On Wednesday, Interior Minister Amade Miquidade told lawmakers that troops had dismantled "several" militant hideouts and were advancing on a major base called "Syria" in the heavily forested Mocimboa da Praia district. 

Security forces have shot 89 suspected militants, destroyed six camps, neutralized 35...