Further to my letter on the Islamist threat in Cabo Delgado, which predated the recent attack, the newspapers are now full of articles on what to do about it (“Islamic State a stain moving through Africa (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/letters/2021-04-06-letter-islamic-state-a-stain-moving-through-africa/)”, April 6).
This weekend one publication pointed out that a full-scale military force might start an African Afghanistan, tying down troops for years and costing a fortune. A token presence would be just as bad, opening up limited forces to hit-and-run attacks, the preferred methodology in this type of insurgency...
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