While the situation remains “volatile and unpredictable,” Defence and Security ministry officials said the multi-dimensional approach would be used alongside the military in calmer areas, while forces remained on high alert.
Since their deployment to northern Mozambique last July, troops from Botswana and several other SADC states have been operating under Scenario 6 which the Defence and Security Ministry says “entails military intervention in critical security situations to prevent mass killings and acts of genocide”.
